Constraining dark matter interactions with pseudoscalar and scalar mediators using collider searches for multijets plus missing transverse energy
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Author(s)
Buchmueller, O
Malik, SA
McCabe, C
Penning, B
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The monojet search, looking for events involving missing transverse energy (ET) plus one or two jets, is the most prominent collider dark matter search. We show that multijet searches, which look for ET plus two or more jets, are significantly more sensitive than the monojet search for pseudoscalar- and scalar-mediated interactions. We demonstrate this in the context of a simplified model with a pseudoscalar interaction that explains the excess in GeV energy gamma rays observed by the Fermi Large Area Telescope. We show that multijet searches already constrain a pseudoscalar interpretation of the excess in much of the parameter space where the mass of the mediator MA is more than twice the dark matter mass mDM. With the forthcoming run of the Large Hadron Collider at higher energies, the remaining regions of the parameter space where MA>2mDM will be fully explored. Furthermore, we highlight the importance of complementing the monojet final state with mult
Date Issued
2015-10-30
Date Acceptance
2015-08-22
Citation
Physical Review Letters, 2015, 115 (18)
ISSN
1079-7114
Publisher
American Physical Society
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review Letters
Volume
115
Issue
18
Copyright Statement
© 2015 American Physical Society
Sponsor
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Grant Number
ST/K001604/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Physics
EFFECTIVE-FIELD THEORY
General Physics
01 Mathematical Sciences
02 Physical Sciences
09 Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 181802
Date Publish Online
2015-10-29