Accidentally Stable Dark Matter in a Parity Solution to the Strong CP Problem

摘要

Parity symmetry, with an extended gauge group $SU(3)_c imes SU(2)_L imes SU(2)_R imes U(1)_X$, can solve the strong CP problem. In particular, the model where $SU(2)_R imes U(1)_X$ is broken by the Parity partner of the Standard Model Higgs solves the strong CP problem without the necessity of introducing extra symmetry. We discuss the possibility of accidentally stable dark matter in this framework and show that $SU(2)_L imes SU(2)_R$ bi-triplet fermions can be stable over cosmological timescales. We compute the relic abundance of the bi-triplet dark matter and derive constraints on the parameter space from collider, direct-detection, and indirect-detection experiments. The $SU(2)_R imes U(1)_X$ symmetry breaking scale is required to be below 150 TeV, and most of the parameter space can be probed by near-future indirect-detection experiments.

王若泉
王若泉
博士后研究员

博士后研究员,粒子物理与宇宙学理论。音乐和体育爱好者。Neo-liberalism.