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Dilaton Forbidden Dark Matter from the Lattice

2 Oct 2025, 12:25
35m
OCW017 (Ogden Centre West)

OCW017

Ogden Centre West

Durham University Science Site (Lower Mount Joy) Durham DH1 3LE

Speakers

James Ingoldby (IPPP, Durham University) James Ingoldby (Durham U, IPPP)

Description

We take a dilaton EFT that has been successfully used to analyze lattice data for confining gauge theories near the conformal window boundary, and show that it can form a viable description of composite dark matter. The EFT contains a dilaton that is slightly heavier than a multiplet of stable pNGBs, and naturally implements the forbidden dark matter mechanism for relic density generation. Our framework therefore provides a novel and concrete way to connect recent developments in dark matter studies with lattice measurements in specific underlying gauge theories. Our presentation is based on arXiv:2404.07601.

Authors

James Ingoldby (IPPP, Durham University) James Ingoldby (Durham U, IPPP)

Presentation materials