WIMP Dark Matter within the dark photon portal

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Main Authors: Wang, X. G., Loizos, B. M., Thomas, A. W.
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author Wang, X. G.
Loizos, B. M.
Thomas, A. W.
author_facet Wang, X. G.
Loizos, B. M.
Thomas, A. W.
contents We test the dark photon as a portal connecting to the dark sector in the case of Dirac fermion and complex scalar dark matter with masses up to 1 TeV. Both the dark photon and the $Z$ boson contribute to the dark matter annihilation and dark matter--nucleon scattering processes. We derive the lower limits on the dark parameters from thermal relic density. The corresponding spin-independent dark matter--proton cross sections are compared with the upper bounds set by direct detection. We explore the allowed regions of the dark parameter space that are consistent with these constraints.
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spellingShingle WIMP Dark Matter within the dark photon portal
Wang, X. G.
Loizos, B. M.
Thomas, A. W.
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
We test the dark photon as a portal connecting to the dark sector in the case of Dirac fermion and complex scalar dark matter with masses up to 1 TeV. Both the dark photon and the $Z$ boson contribute to the dark matter annihilation and dark matter--nucleon scattering processes. We derive the lower limits on the dark parameters from thermal relic density. The corresponding spin-independent dark matter--proton cross sections are compared with the upper bounds set by direct detection. We explore the allowed regions of the dark parameter space that are consistent with these constraints.
title WIMP Dark Matter within the dark photon portal
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.08676