Goldstini as the decaying dark matter
Dec, 2010
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Abstract: (arXiv)
We consider a new scenario for supersymmetric decaying dark matter without R-parity violation in theories with goldstini, which arise if supersymmetry is broken independently by multiple sequestered sectors. The uneaten goldstino naturally has a long lifetime and decays into three-body final states including the gravitino, which escapes detection, and two visible particles. The goldstini low-energy effective interactions are derived, which can be non-universal and allow the dark matter to be leptophilic, in contrast to the case of a single sector supersymmetry breaking. In addition, the three-body decay with a missing particle gives a softer spectrum. Consequently, it is possible to fit both the positron excess observed by the PAMELA and the total e+ + e- measurements by the Fermi-LAT using universal couplings to all three lepton flavors or 100% branching fraction into electrons/positrons, both of which are disfavored in the conventional scenario of dark matter decays into two or four visible particles without missing energy.Note:
- 23 pages, 4 figures; v3: plots replaced
- Supersymmetry Phenomenology
- dark matter: decay
- supersymmetry: symmetry breaking
- positron: cosmic radiation
- fermion: coupling
- Goldstino: dark matter
- PAMELA
- GLAST
- Goldstino: decay
- Goldstino: lifetime
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