Dark matter as a localized scalar in the extra dimension


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Iltan E. O.

EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C, vol.64, no.3, pp.417-420, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 64 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-009-1161-5
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.417-420
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

We consider a standard model singlet which is accessible to a single extra dimension and its zero mode is localized with Gaussian profile around a point different from the origin. This zero-mode scalar is a possible candidate for the dark matter and its annihilation rate is sensitive to the compactification radius of the extra dimension, the localization width and the position. For the case of non-resonant annihilation, we estimated the dark matter scalar location around a point, at a distance similar to 3x localization width from the origin, by using the annihilation rate which is based on the current relic density.