Occam's razor dark matter: Planckian interacting massive particles

M. S. Sloth*

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Abstract

Within the Λ-CDM framework, Planckian Interacting Dark Matter (PIDM) is a minimal paradigm for dark matter with only one free parameter (the dark matter mass), and the interactions with the standard model of particles fixed by the equivalence principle. The correct PIDM abundance can be successfully obtained by gravitational scattering in the initial thermal plasma of the Standard Model sector if the reheating temperature is sufficiently high, for PIDM masses ranging between 100GeV and the GUT scale. The important case of a GUT scale PIDM mass interestingly predicts an observational amount of primordial gravitational wave from inflation. I will discuss the PIDM paradigm, focussing on the production mechanism, but also mention specific realisations of the PIDM in quantum gravity and known models of inflation. Finally I will discuss the possibility of indirect detection of PIDM through non-perturbative decay, and the possible of a darkly charged PIDM, which could be related to the small scale problems of Large Scale Structure (LSS) formation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 53rd Rencontres de Moriond on Cosmology
EditorsEtienne Auge, Jacques Dumarchez, Jean Tran Thanh Van
PublisherARISF
Publication date2018
Pages267-270
ISBN (Electronic)9791096879076
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Event53rd Rencontres de Moriond on Cosmology 2018 - La Thuile, Italy
Duration: 17. Mar 201824. Mar 2018

Conference

Conference53rd Rencontres de Moriond on Cosmology 2018
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityLa Thuile
Period17/03/201824/03/2018
SponsorBelgian Science Policy, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), Fond National de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS)

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