micrOMEGAs 2.0.7: a program to calculate the relic density of dark matter in a generic model

By G. B'elanger, Fawzi Boudjema, Alexander Pukhov, A. Semenov. Computer Physics Communications, 2006

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micrOMEGAs2.0 is a code which calculates the relic density of a stable massive particle in an arbitrary model. The underlying assumption is that there is a conservation law like R-parity in supersymmetry which guarantees the stability of the lightest odd particle. The new physics model must be incorporated in the notation of CalcHEP, a package for the automatic generation of squared matrix elements. Once this is done, all annihilation and coannihilation channels are included automatically in any model. Cross-sections at v = 0, relevant for indirect detection of dark matter, are also computed automatically. The package includes three sample models: the minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM), the MSSM with complex phases and the NMSSM. Extension to other models, including non supersymmetric models, is described.

Subfields: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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In Astronomy and Astrophysics

1. M. Raidal
2. G. Arcadi
3. Abdelhak Djouadi
4. K. Kannike
5. Igor P. Ivanov
6. Alexander Pukhov
7. G. B'elanger
8. M. Maniatis

In Nuclear and High Energy Physics

1. M. Raidal
2. Igor P. Ivanov
3. G. Arcadi
4. Alexander Pukhov
5. Abdelhak Djouadi
6. G. B'elanger
7. K. Kannike
8. Fawzi Boudjema

Citations in the corpus

• Collider limits on new physics within micrOMEGAs4.3 (2016, positive): “The user can also implement his/her own model in micrOMEGAs, this requires creating model files in the CalcHEP format, see [8] for details.”
• micrOMEGAs_3: A program for calculating dark matter observables (2013, methodology): “y final states (full) and only 2-body final states (dash). 2.5 New functions and switches As in previous versions, the relic density computation is performed with the function darkOmega as described in [53], new features include the 3-body final state, which can be taken into account by specifying •VWd”