Semi-Annihilating Wino-Like Dark Matter
Abstract
Semi-annihilation is a generic feature of dark matter theories with symmetries larger than Z2. We explore a model based on a Z4-symmetric dark sector comprised of a scalar singlet and a "wino"-like fermion SU(2)L triplet. This is the minimal example of semi-annihilation with a gauge-charged fermion. We study the interplay of the Sommerfeld effect in both annihilation and semi-annihilation channels. The modifications to the relic density allow otherwise-forbidden regions of parameter space and can substantially weaken indirect detection constraints. We perform a parameter scan and find that the entire region where the model comprises all the observed dark matter is accessible to current and planned direct and indirect searches.
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