Direct search constraints on very heavy dark skyrmions

Abstract In the standard dark matter creation scenario, dark matter arises from freeze-out due to decoupling from the thermal heat bath in the early universe. On the other hand, topological solitons can also emerge during phase transitions through the Kibble–Zurek mechanism or through bubble nucleat...

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Main Authors: Madeline Berezowski, Rainer Dick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-09-01
Series:European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-7288-0