Dark matter freeze-out during matter domination

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We highlight the general scenario of dark matter freeze-out while the energy density of the universe is dominated by a decoupled non-relativistic species. Decoupling during matter domination changes the freeze-out dynamics, since the Hubble rate is parametrically different for matter and radiation domination. Furthermore, for successful Big Bang Nucleosynthesis the state dominating the early universe energy density must decay, this dilutes (or repopulates) the dark matter. As a result, the masses and couplings required to reproduce the observed dark matter relic density can differ significantly from radiation-dominated freeze-out.

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Hamdan, S., & Unwin, J. (2018). Dark matter freeze-out during matter domination. Modern Physics Letters A, 33(29). https://doi.org/10.1142/S021773231850181X

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