Neutrino as the dark force
Abstract
We point out a novel role for the Standard Model neutrino in dark matter phenomenology where the exchange of neutrinos generates a long-range potential between dark matter particles. The resulting dark matter self interaction could be sufficiently strong to impact small-scale structure formation, without the need of any light dark force carrier. This is a generic feature of theories where dark matter couples to the visible sector through the neutrino portal. It is highly testable with improved decay rate measurements at future Z , Higgs, and τ factories, as well as precision cosmology.
- Publication:
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Physical Review D
- Pub Date:
- October 2021
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.104.075010
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2106.08339
- Bibcode:
- 2021PhRvD.104g5010O
- Keywords:
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- High Energy Physics - Phenomenology;
- Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics;
- Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
- E-Print:
- 6 pages, 2 figures