Dark matter bound states: A window into the early universe
Juri Smirnov
SciPost Phys. Proc. 12, 003 (2023) · published 3 July 2023
- doi: 10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.12.003
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14th International Conference on Identification of Dark Matter
Abstract
Despite significant experimental sensitivity to point-like, weakly interacting particles at the electroweak mass scale, dark matter has not been found yet. This could hint at a more complex dark sector with multiple states or composite dark particles, much like the complexity of the standard model. Currently, our experimental sensitivity to such scenarios is limited by a lack of theoretical understanding. The investigation of Dark Matter systems with unstable or stable bound states provides a playground that leads to the development of important tools needed for the understanding of dark sectors with complex phenomena and allows to experimentally test well-motivated DM scenarios.