Simplified Models for Dark Matter Searches at the LHC

Abdallah, Jalal; Araujo, Henrique; Arbey, Alexandre; Ashkenazi, Adi; Belyaev, Alexander; Berger, Joshua; Boehm, Celine; Boveia, Antonio; Brennan, Amelia; Brooke, Jim; Buchmueller, Oliver; Buckley, Matthew; Busoni, Giorgio; Calibbi, Lorenzo; Chauhan, Sushil; Daci, Nadir; Davies, Gavin; De Bruyn, Isabelle; De Jong, Paul; De Roeck, Albert; de Vries, Kees; Del Re, Daniele; De Simone, Andrea; Di Simone, Andrea; Doglioni, Caterina; Dolan, Matthew; Dreiner, Herbi K.; Ellis, John; Eno, Sarah; Etzion, Erez; Fairbairn, Malcolm; Feldstein, Brian; Flaecher, Henning; Feng, Eric; Fox, Patrick; Genest, Marie-Hélène; Gouskos, Loukas; Gramling, Johanna; Haisch, Ulrich; Harnik, Roni; Hibbs, Anthony; Hoh, Siewyan; Hopkins, Walter; Ippolito, Valerio; Jacques, Thomas; Kahlhoefer, Felix; Khoze, Valentin V.; Kirk, Russell; Korn, Andreas; Kotov, Khristian; Kunori, Shuichi; Landsberg, Greg; Liem, Sebastian; Lin, Tongyan; Lowette, Steven; Lucas, Robyn; Malgeri, Luca; Malik, Sarah; McCabe, Christopher; Mete, Ala...

Abstract

This document a outlines a set of simplified models for dark matter and its interactions with Standard Model particles. It is intended to summarize the main characteristics that these simplified models have when applied to dark matter searches at the LHC, and to provide a number of useful expressions for reference. The list of models includes both -channel and -channel scenarios. For -channel, spin-0 and spin-1 mediations are discussed, and also realizations where the Higgs particle provides a portal between the dark and visible sectors. The guiding principles underpinning the proposed simplified models are spelled out, and some suggestions for implementation are presented.

Citation

Abdallah, J., Araujo, H., Arbey, A., Ashkenazi, A., Belyaev, A., Berger, J., …Zurek, K. (2015). Simplified Models for Dark Matter Searches at the LHC. Physics of the Dark Universe, 9-10, 8-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dark.2015.08.001

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 3, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Aug 11, 2015
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Jan 12, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: May 30, 2018
• Journal: Physics of the Dark Universe
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9-10
• Pages: 8-23
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dark.2015.08.001
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1391806