Bashkanov, M. orcid.org/0000-0001-9822-9433 and Watts, D. P. orcid.org/0000-0003-4758-9599 (2020) A new possibility for light-quark Dark Matter. Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics. 03LT01. ISSN 0954-3899
Abstract
Despite many decades of study the physical origin of "dark matter" in the Universe remains elusive. In this letter we calculate the properties of a completely new dark matter candidate - Bose-Einstein condensates formed from a recently discovered bosonic particle in the light-quark sector, the $\mathbf{ d^*(2380)}$ hexaquark. In this first study, we show stable $\mathbf{ d^*(2380)}$ Bose-Einstein condensates could form in the primordial early universe, with a production rate sufficiently large that they are a plausible new candidate for dark matter. Some possible astronomical signatures of such dark matter are also presented.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Authors/Creators: |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Author(s) |
Keywords: | Hexaquark,dark matter |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Physics (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 03 Apr 2020 13:20 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 16:22 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6471/ab67e8 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1088/1361-6471/ab67e8 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:159157 |
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