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3.55 keV line in minimal decaying dark matter scenarios

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IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2015/07/023

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dark matter theory; X-ray telescopes; particle physics - cosmology connection; cosmology of theories beyond the SM

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  1. ERC advanced grant Higgs@LHC
  2. European Union [PITN-GA-2011-289442]

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We investigate the possibility of reproducing the recently reported 3.55 keV line in some simple decaying dark matter scenarios. In all cases a keV scale decaying DM is coupled with a scalar field charged under SM gauge interactions and thus capable of pair production at the LHC. We will investigate how the demand of a DM lifetime compatible with the observed signal, combined with the requirement of the correct DM relic density through the freeze-in mechanism, impacts the prospects of observation at the LHC of the decays of the scalar field.

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