Non-thermal WIMP baryogenesis

Ki Young Choi, Sin Kyu Kang, Jongkuk Kim

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Abstract

We propose a model of baryogenesis achieved by the annihilation of non-thermally produced WIMPs from decay of heavy particles, which can result in low reheating temperature. Dark matter (DM) can be produced non-thermally during a reheating period created by the decay of long-lived heavy particle, and subsequently re-annihilate to lighter particles even after the thermal freeze-out. The re-annihilation of DM provides the observed baryon asymmetry as well as the correct relic density of DM. We investigate how washout effects can affect the generation of the baryon asymmetry and study a model suppressing them. In this scenario, we find that DM can be heavy enough and its annihilation cross section can also be larger than that adopted in the usual thermal WIMP baryogenesis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)657-661
Number of pages5
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume782
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Jul 2018

Keywords

  • Baryogenesis
  • Dark matter
  • Early Universe

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