2nd Edition of the Workshop 'Quarkonia meet Dark Matter' (QMDM)

NRQCD and heavy multi-hadron systems in the dark sector

Not scheduled

20m

Auditorium (Institute for Advanced Study, Technical University of Munich)

1. Perturbative regime: Effective field theories and precision calculations for Quarkonia and Dark Matter Monday - Session 4

Speaker

Dr Assi Benoit (FNAL)

Description

We present a generalization of the pNRQCD framework to multi-hadron systems, focusing on the regimes of binding for heavy di-quarkonium and di-baryon states in general. Employing advanced Quantum Monte-Carlo methods, we investigate these complex bound states’ binding and implications as potential dark matter candidates. Our methods aim to eventually illuminate their role in the dark matter relic density, offering a novel, precise and computationally feasible approach to understanding bound-state formation and computing interactions in a heavy QCD-like dark sector.