Fruits of the Universe series: Semi-Annihilation in Dark Matter Physics

by Yi Cai (U Melbourne, Cluster guest)

Thursday 10 Dec 2015, 12:30 → 13:00 Europe/Berlin

Lounge area, 1st floor (Excellence Cluster Universe)

Semi-annihilation is a generic process in models where dark matter is stabilised by a symmetry larger than Z2, with two initial and an odd number of final dark sector particles. Yi will illustrate how the presence of semi-annihilation affects dark matter phenomenology, including dark matter relic density and indirect detection, in a number of simplified models. The audience is cordially invited to discuss and comment. During this 30-minutes lunch event, we will serve drinks and fingerfood.