Non-thermal production of Higgsino dark matter by late-decaying scalar fields
Abstract We study the non-thermal production of the Higgsino dark matter (DM). Assuming that the lightest neutral Higgsino is the lightest supersymmetric particle (LSP) in the minimal supersymmetric standard model, we calculate the relic abundance of the Higgsino LSP produced by the decay of late-de...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of High Energy Physics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2025)091 |
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| Summary: | Abstract We study the non-thermal production of the Higgsino dark matter (DM). Assuming that the lightest neutral Higgsino is the lightest supersymmetric particle (LSP) in the minimal supersymmetric standard model, we calculate the relic abundance of the Higgsino LSP produced by the decay of late-decaying scalar field. In the calculation of the relic abundance, we have properly included the effects of coannihilation as well as the non-perturbative effect (known as the Sommerfeld effect). Contrary to the case of the thermal-relic scenario, in which the observed DM abundance is realized with the Higgsino mass of ~1.2 TeV, Higgsino DM is possible with a lighter Higgsino mass as the reheating temperature becomes lower than the Higgsino mass. The reheating temperature relevant for realizing the correct DM density is presented as a function of the Higgsino mass. |
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| ISSN: | 1029-8479 |