Simplified Models for Dark Matter Searches at the LHC

• Published in: arXiv.org 2016-03
• Main Authors: Abdallah, Jalal, Araujo, Henrique, Arbey, Alexandre, Ashkenazi, Adi, Belyaev, Alexander, Berger, Joshua, Boehm, Celine, Boveia, Antonio, Brennan, Amelia, Brooke, Jim, Buchmueller, Oliver, Buckley, Matthew, Busoni, Giorgio, Calibbi, Lorenzo, Chauhan, Sushil, Daci, Nadir, Davies, Gavin, De Bruyn, Isabelle, De Jong, Paul, De Roeck, Albert, de Vries, Kees, Daniele Del Re, De Simone, Andrea, Andrea Di Simone, Doglioni, Caterina, Dolan, Matthew, Dreiner, Herbi K, Ellis, John, Eno, Sarah, Etzion, Erez, Fairbairn, Malcolm, Feldstein, Brian, Flaecher, Henning, Feng, Eric, Fox, Patrick, Genest, Marie-Hélène, Gouskos, Loukas, Gramling, Johanna, Haisch, Ulrich, Harnik, Roni, Hibbs, Anthony, Hoh, Siewyan, Hopkins, Walter, Ippolito, Valerio, Thomas, Jacques, Kahlhoefer, Felix, Khoze, Valentin V, Russell, Kirk, Korn, Andreas, Kotov, Khristian, Kunori, Shuichi, Landsberg, Greg, Liem, Sebastian, Lin, Tongyan, Lowette, Steven, Lucas, Robyn, Malgeri, Luca, Malik, Sarah, McCabe, Christopher, Alaettin, Serhan Mete, Morgante, Enrico, Mrenna, Stephen, Yu Nakahama, Newbold, Dave, Nordstrom, Karl, Pani, Priscilla, Papucci, Michele, Pataraia, Sophio, Penning, Bjoern, Pinna, Deborah, Polesello, Giacomo, Racco, Davide, Re, Emanuele, Riotto, Antonio Walter, Rizzo, Thomas, Salek, David, Sarkar, Subir, Schramm, Steven, Skubic, Patrick, Slone, Oren, Smirnov, Juri, Soreq, Yotam, Sumner, Timothy, Tait, Tim M P, Thomas, Marc, Tomalin, Ian, Tunnell, Christopher, Vichi, Alessandro, Volansky, Tomer, Weiner, Neal, West, Stephen M, Wielers, Monika, Worm, Steven, Yavin, Itay, Zaldivar, Bryan, Zhou, Ning, Zurek, Kathryn
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Clothing industry; Dark matter; Higgs bosons; Molecular structure; Searching; Standard model (particle physics); Temperature
• ISSN: 2331-8422
• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1506.03116

This document outlines a set of simplified models for dark matter and its interactions with Standard Model particles. It is intended to summarize the main characteristics that these simplified models have when applied to dark matter searches at the LHC, and to provide a number of useful expressions for reference. The list of models includes both s-channel and t-channel scenarios. For s-channel, spin-0 and spin-1 mediation is discussed, and also realizations where the Higgs particle provides a portal between the dark and visible sectors. The guiding principles underpinning the proposed simplified models are spelled out, and some suggestions for implementation are presented.