Geneva University seminars

Non-abelian dark matter and dark radiation

by Gustavo Marques Tavares (Boston University)

Europe/Zurich
Room 234 (Geneva University)

Room 234

Geneva University

24 quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211 Genève 4
Description
I propose a new alternative to the Cold Dark Matter scenario, in which the Dark Sector contains a Dark Matter particle charged under the Standard Model SU(2) gauge group and also charged under an unbroken SU(N) dark gauge group. By considering only scenarios with negligibly small confinement scale, the SU(N) dark gauge bosons behave as an additional type of radiation component. I discuss the effects of the dark gauge bosons in the CMB and also show that the interactions between Dark Matter and the dark gauge bosons give rise to a new regime in the evolution of Dark Matter overdensities, which lead to a smooth reduction of the power spectrum at small scale. I briefly discuss how this reduction reconcile CMB and LSS measurements.