Neutralino Dark Matter in SU(5) after H.E.S.S. and Direct-Detection Searches

Abstract

We examine the impact of gamma-ray line and direct-detection searches on neutralino dark matter in supersymmetric SU(5) with non-universal gaugino masses. Under the assumption that neutralinos constitute all halo dark matter, a nearly pure wino benchmark at 1 TeV is essentially excluded by the H.E.S.S. line limits for both cusped and cored density profiles. Higgsino and wino-Higgsino benchmarks are independently excluded by direct detection. In contrast, a bino benchmark near thermal saturation combines suppressed present-day line emission with scattering below the displayed experimental limits. Mixed bino-wino solutions illustrate the complementarity of the two searches and the dependence of the line interpretation on the Galactic halo profile. We relate these results to the GUT-scale gaugino hierarchy and the SU(5) scalar and Higgs boundary conditions. Thermally underabundant solutions require additional production to realize the full-density assumption. Comparing the calculated signals with published electroweakino predictions, we identify the spectrum-dependent corrections and collider tests needed to determine the surviving parameter space.