30 July 2026 to 5 August 2026
Natal, Brazil
America/Sao_Paulo timezone

Flavor-changing Freeze-In: Dark Matter indicates the scale of flavor violation

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20m
Natal, Brazil

Natal, Brazil

Via Costeira Sen. Dinarte Medeiros Mariz, 6664-6704 - Ponta Negra, Natal - RN, 59090-002
Poster (early career: student or postdoctoral researcher) Dark Matter

Speaker

Jacinto P. Neto (Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte)

Description

We investigate dark matter effective theories and flavor-changing neutral current (FCNC) phenomena to derive model-independent limits on New Physics connecting both phenomena. This is the first direct study of FCNC processes in the context of freeze-in production. Our results suggest a novel pathway to probe feeble interactions between dark matter and Standard Model fermions. Specifically, we leverage the strong suppression of FCNCs in the Standard Model to identify these elusive signals as clear indicators of the dark sector containing dark matter.

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Authors

Jacinto P. Neto (Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte) Juri Smirnov Martin Gorbahn (Liverpool University) Mr Cameron Cook (University of Liverpool)

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