LHC signatures of scalar dark energy

Burrage, Clare; Brax, Philippe; Englert, Christoph; Spannowsky, Michael

Abstract

Scalar dark energy fields that couple to the standard model can give rise to observable signatures at the LHC. In this work, we show that tt¯+missing energy and monojet searches are suitable probes in the limit where the dark energy scalar is stable on collider distances. We discuss the prospects of distinguishing the dark energy character of new physics signals from dark matter signatures and the possibility of probing the self-interactions of the dark energy sector.

Citation

Burrage, C., Brax, P., Englert, C., & Spannowsky, M. (2016). LHC signatures of scalar dark energy. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 94, Article 084054. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.94.084054

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 31, 2016
• Publication Date: Oct 31, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jan 3, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 3, 2017
• Journal: Physical Review D
• Print ISSN: 1550-7998
• Electronic ISSN: 1550-2368
• Publisher: American Physical Society
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 94
• Article Number: 084054
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.94.084054
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/820277
• Publisher URL: http://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevD.94.084054
• Contract Date: Jan 3, 2017