12–17 Jun 2016
University of Ottawa
America/Toronto timezone
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Dark matter with Vector-like Fermions

15 Jun 2016, 13:30
15m
Colonel By D103 (University of Ottawa)

Colonel By D103

University of Ottawa

Oral (Student, In Competition) / Orale (Étudiant(e), inscrit à la compétition) Particle Physics / Physique des particules (PPD) W2-8 Cosmic Frontier: Dark Matter IV (PPD) / Frontière cosmique: matière sombre IV (PPD)

Speaker

SAHAR BAHRAMI (CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY)

Description

In this work we analyze the effects of introducing vectorlike leptons in the Higgs triplet model to provide a scenario that can explain both neutrino masses and provide a Dark Matter candidate, two essential shortcomings of the Standard Model. We investigate constraints, including the invisible decay width of the Higgs boson and the electroweak precision variables, and impose restrictions on model parameters. We analyze the effect of the relic density constraint on the mass and Yukawa coupling of dark matter. We also calculate the cross sections for indirect and direct dark matter detection and show our model predictions for the neutrino and muon fluxes from the Sun, and the restrictions they impose on the parameter space. With the addition of vectorlike leptons, the model is completely consistent with dark matter constraints, in addition to improving electroweak precision and doubly charged mass restrictions, which are rendered consistent with present experimental data.

Primary authors

Prof. Mariana Frank (Concordia University) SAHAR BAHRAMI (CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY)

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