https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201816806010
Forbidden Channels and SIMP Dark Matter
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Department of Physics, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
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Center for Theoretical Physics of the Universe, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon 34051, Korea
* e-mail: soominchoi90@gmail.com
** e-mail: yoojinkang91@gmail.com
*** e-mail: hmlee71@gmail.com
Published online: 9 January 2018
In this review, we focus on dark matter production from thermal freeze-out with forbidden channels and SIMP processes. We show that forbidden channels can be dominant to produce dark matter depending on the dark photon and / or dark Higgs mass compared to SIMP.
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