2–6 Sept 2019
Europe/Zurich timezone

MadDM: A Comprehensive Tool for Particle Dark Matter Studies

3 Sept 2019, 17:00
10m
Talk Dark Matter and Astroparticle Physics Parallel Sessions: Dark Matter and Astroparticle (C.A.R.L., H08)

Speaker

Dr Jan Heisig (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL))

Description

We present MadDM v.3.0, a numerical tool to compute particle dark matter observables. The new version features a comprehensive and automated framework for dark matter searches at the interface of collider physics, astrophysics and cosmology and is deployed as a plugin of the MadGraph5_aMC@NLO platform, inheriting most of its features. With respect to the previous version, MadDM v.3.0 now provides predictions for indirect dark matter signatures in astrophysical environments, such as the annihilation cross section at present time and the energy spectra of prompt photons, cosmic rays and neutrinos resulting from dark matter annihilation. MadDM indirect detection features support both 2 → 2 and 2 → n dark matter annihilation processes. In addition, the ability to compare theoretical predictions with experimental constraints is extended by including the Fermi-LAT likelihood for gamma-ray constraints from dwarf spheroidal galaxies.

Primary authors

Dr Jan Heisig (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)) Gopolang Mohlabeng (Brookhaven National Laboratory)

Co-authors

Federico Ambrogi (Austrian Academy of Sciences (AT)) Chiara Arina (CP3 UCLouvain) Mihailo Backovic (CP3-UCL) Fabio Maltoni (Universite Catholique de Louvain (UCL) (BE)) Luca Mantani (UCLouvain) Olivier Mattelaer (UCLouvain)

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