Light dark matter in the NMSSM: Upper bounds on direct detection cross sections

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In the Next-to-Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model, a bino-like LSP can be as light as a few GeV and satisfy WMAP constraints on the dark matter relic density in the presence of a light CP-odd Higgs scalar. We study upper bounds on the direct detection cross sections for such a light LSP in the mass range 2-20 GeV in the NMSSM, respecting all constraints from B-physics and LEP. The OPAL constraints on e+e- → χ01χ0i (i > 1) play an important rôle and are discussed in some detail. The resulting upper bounds on the spin-independent and spin-dependent nucleon cross sections are ∼ 10 -42 cm2 and ∼ 4 × 10-40 cm 2, respectively. Hence the upper bound on the spin-independent cross section is below the DAMA and CoGeNT regions, but could be compatible with the two events observed by CDMS-II.

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Das, D., & Ellwanger, U. (2010). Light dark matter in the NMSSM: Upper bounds on direct detection cross sections. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2010(9). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2010)085

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