Scalar field dark matter with spontaneous symmetry breaking and the 3.5 keV line

We show that the present dark matter abundance can be accounted for by an oscillating scalar field that acquires both mass and a non-zero expectation value from interactions with the Higgs field. The dark matter scalar field can be sufficiently heavy during inflation, due to a non-minimal coupling t...

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Main Authors: Catarina Cosme, João G. Rosa, O. Bertolami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Physics Letters B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269318303563