1–5 Sept 2025
CERN
Europe/Zurich timezone

Vacuum diagrams, CP-invariants and asymmetric dark matter from semi-annihilations

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20m
500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium

CERN

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Poster

Speaker

Viktor Zaujec (Comenius University in Bratislava)

Description

Various asymmetry-generating mechanisms are typically based on underlying reactions, such as decays or scatterings. In this contribution, however, we emphasize the essential role of CP invariants, from which a complete list of asymmetry-generating processes can be systematically derived. As a demonstration, we consider an asymmetric dark matter model based on a discrete $\mathbb{Z}_3$ symmetry. We show that the asymmetry source term receives contributions from asymmetric semi-annihilations. If the final-state particles are long-lived, the dark matter can become almost completely asymmetric. This contribution is based on JHEP 04 (2025) 104.

Authors

Dr Peter Matak (Comenius University (SK)) Tomas Blazek (Comenius University (SK)) Viktor Zaujec (Comenius University in Bratislava)

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