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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-09-01
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Series: | European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-7288-0 |