Journal of High Energy Physics (Sep 2020)

Kaluza-Klein FIMP dark matter in warped extra-dimensions

  • Nicolás Bernal,
  • Andrea Donini,
  • Miguel G. Folgado,
  • Nuria Rius

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2020)142
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2020, no. 9
pp. 1 – 31

Abstract

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Abstract We study for the first time the case in which Dark Matter (DM) is made of Feebly Interacting Massive Particles (FIMP) interacting just gravitationally with the standard model particles in an extra-dimensional Randall-Sundrum scenario. We assume that both the dark matter and the standard model are localized in the IR-brane and only interact via gravitational mediators, namely the graviton, the Kaluza-Klein gravitons and the radion. We found that in the early Universe DM could be generated via two main processes: the direct freeze-in and the sequential freeze-in. The regions where the observed DM relic abundance is produced are largely compatible with cosmological and collider bounds.

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