micrOMEGAs : a tool for dark matter studies

G. Belanger (1) , F. Boudjema (1) , A. Pukhov (1, 2) , A. Semenov (1, 3)

1 LAPTH - Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique Théorique
2 SINP - D.V. Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics
3 JINR - Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

micrOMEGAs is a tool for cold dark matter (DM) studies in generic extensions of the standard model with a R-parity like discrete symmetry that guarantees the stability of the lightest odd particle. The code computes the DM relic density, the elastic scattering cross sections of DM on nuclei relevant for direct detection, and the spectra of positrons, anti-protons and photons originating from DM annihilation including porpagation of charged cosmic rays. The cross sections and decay properties of new particles relevant for collider studies are included as well as constraints from the flavour sector on the parameter space of supersymmetric models.

Domaines: Physique des Hautes Energies - Phénoménologie [hep-ph]

G. Belanger, F. Boudjema, A. Pukhov, A. Semenov. micrOMEGAs : a tool for dark matter studies. 2010. ⟨hal-00612885⟩