Dark Atoms of Nuclear Interacting Dark Matter
The lack of positive evidence for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) as well as the lack of discovery of supersymmetric (SUSY) particles at the LHC may appeal to a non-supersymmetric solution for the Standard Model problem of the Higgs boson mass divergence, the origin of the electroweak e...
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| author | Vitaly A. Beylin Timur E. Bikbaev Maxim Yu. Khlopov Andrey G. Mayorov Danila O. Sopin |
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| description | The lack of positive evidence for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) as well as the lack of discovery of supersymmetric (SUSY) particles at the LHC may appeal to a non-supersymmetric solution for the Standard Model problem of the Higgs boson mass divergence, the origin of the electroweak energy scale and the physical nature of the cosmological dark matter in the approach of composite Higgs boson. If the Higgs boson consists of charged constituents, their binding can lead to stable particles with electroweak charges. Such particles can take part in sphaleron transitions in the early Universe, which balance their excess with baryon asymmetry. Constraints on exotic charged species leave only stable particles with charge <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>n</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> possible, which can bind with <i>n</i> nuclei of primordial helium in neutral dark atoms. The predicted ratio of densities of dark atoms and baryonic matter determines the condition for dark atoms to dominate in the cosmological dark matter. To satisfy this condition of the dark-atom nature of the observed dark matter, the mass of new stable <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>n</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> charged particles should be within reach of the LHC for their searches. We discuss the possibilities of dark-atom binding in multi-atom systems and present state-of-the-art quantum mechanical descriptions of dark-atom interactions with nuclei. Annual modulations in such interactions with nuclei of underground detectors can explain the positive results of DAMA/NaI and DAMA/LIBRA experiments and the negative results of the underground WIMP searches. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2d4e8a837f924ef9b248dc3d043b3e912025-08-20T01:55:56ZengMDPI AGUniverse2218-19972024-09-0110936810.3390/universe10090368Dark Atoms of Nuclear Interacting Dark MatterVitaly A. Beylin0Timur E. Bikbaev1Maxim Yu. Khlopov2Andrey G. Mayorov3Danila O. Sopin4Virtual Institute of Astroparticle Physics, 75018 Paris, FranceInstitute of Nuclear Physics and Technology, National Research Nuclear University “MEPHI”, 31 Kashirskoe Chaussee, Moscow 115409, RussiaVirtual Institute of Astroparticle Physics, 75018 Paris, FranceInstitute of Nuclear Physics and Technology, National Research Nuclear University “MEPHI”, 31 Kashirskoe Chaussee, Moscow 115409, RussiaInstitute of Nuclear Physics and Technology, National Research Nuclear University “MEPHI”, 31 Kashirskoe Chaussee, Moscow 115409, RussiaThe lack of positive evidence for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) as well as the lack of discovery of supersymmetric (SUSY) particles at the LHC may appeal to a non-supersymmetric solution for the Standard Model problem of the Higgs boson mass divergence, the origin of the electroweak energy scale and the physical nature of the cosmological dark matter in the approach of composite Higgs boson. If the Higgs boson consists of charged constituents, their binding can lead to stable particles with electroweak charges. Such particles can take part in sphaleron transitions in the early Universe, which balance their excess with baryon asymmetry. Constraints on exotic charged species leave only stable particles with charge <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>n</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> possible, which can bind with <i>n</i> nuclei of primordial helium in neutral dark atoms. The predicted ratio of densities of dark atoms and baryonic matter determines the condition for dark atoms to dominate in the cosmological dark matter. To satisfy this condition of the dark-atom nature of the observed dark matter, the mass of new stable <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>n</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> charged particles should be within reach of the LHC for their searches. We discuss the possibilities of dark-atom binding in multi-atom systems and present state-of-the-art quantum mechanical descriptions of dark-atom interactions with nuclei. Annual modulations in such interactions with nuclei of underground detectors can explain the positive results of DAMA/NaI and DAMA/LIBRA experiments and the negative results of the underground WIMP searches.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/10/9/368cosmoparticle physicswalking technicolorstable multiple charged particlessphaleron transitionsbaryon asymmetrynew stable quarks |
| spellingShingle | Vitaly A. Beylin Timur E. Bikbaev Maxim Yu. Khlopov Andrey G. Mayorov Danila O. Sopin Dark Atoms of Nuclear Interacting Dark Matter Universe cosmoparticle physics walking technicolor stable multiple charged particles sphaleron transitions baryon asymmetry new stable quarks |
| title | Dark Atoms of Nuclear Interacting Dark Matter |
| title_full | Dark Atoms of Nuclear Interacting Dark Matter |
| title_fullStr | Dark Atoms of Nuclear Interacting Dark Matter |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dark Atoms of Nuclear Interacting Dark Matter |
| title_short | Dark Atoms of Nuclear Interacting Dark Matter |
| title_sort | dark atoms of nuclear interacting dark matter |
| topic | cosmoparticle physics walking technicolor stable multiple charged particles sphaleron transitions baryon asymmetry new stable quarks |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/10/9/368 |
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