A white paper on keV sterile neutrino dark matter

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  • R. Adhikari - , Jamia Millia Islamia (Author)
  • M. Agostini - , Gran Sasso Science Institute (Author)
  • N. Anh Ky - , Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (Author)
  • T. Araki - , Saitama University (Author)
  • M. Archidiacono - , Aarhus University (Author)
  • M. Bahr - , University of California at Santa Barbara (Author)
  • J. Baur - , French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) (Author)
  • J. Behrens - , University of Münster (Author)
  • F. Bezrukov - , University of Connecticut (Author)
  • P. S. Bhupal Dev - , University of Manchester (Author)
  • D. Borah - , Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (Author)
  • A. Boyarsky - , Leiden University (Author)
  • A. De Gouvea - , Northwestern University (Author)
  • C. A.D.S. Pires - , Universidade Federal da Paraíba (Author)
  • H. J. De Vega - , Sorbonne Université (Author)
  • A. G. Dias - , Universidade Federal do ABC (Author)
  • P. Di Bari - , University of Southampton (Author)
  • Z. Djurcic - , Argonne National Laboratory (Author)
  • K. Dolde - , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Author)
  • H. Dorrer - , Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Author)
  • M. Durero - , French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) (Author)
  • O. Dragoun - , Czech Academy of Sciences (Author)
  • M. Drewes - , Excellence Cluster ORIGINS (Author)
  • G. Drexlin - , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Ch E. Düllmann - , Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research (Author)
  • K. Eberhardt - , Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Author)
  • S. Eliseev - , Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics (Author)
  • C. Enss - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • N. W. Evans - , University of Cambridge (Author)
  • A. Faessler - , University of Tübingen (Author)
  • P. Filianin - , Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics (Author)
  • V. Fischer - , French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) (Author)
  • A. Fleischmann - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • J. A. Formaggio - , Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (Author)
  • J. Franse - , Leiden University (Author)
  • F. M. Fraenkle - , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Author)
  • C. S. Frenk - , Durham University (Author)
  • G. Fuller - , University of California at San Diego (Author)
  • L. Gastaldo - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • A. Garzilli - , Leiden University (Author)
  • C. Giunti - , National Institute for Nuclear Physics (Author)
  • F. Glück - , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Wigner Research Centre for Physics (Author)
  • M. C. Goodman - , Argonne National Laboratory (Author)
  • M. C. Gonzalez-Garcia - , Stony Brook University (Author)
  • D. Gorbunov - , RAS - Institute for Nuclear Research, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (Author)
  • J. Hamann - , University of Sydney (Author)
  • V. Hannen - , University of Münster (Author)
  • S. Hannestad - , Aarhus University (Author)
  • S. H. Hansen - , University of Copenhagen (Author)
  • C. Hassel - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • J. Heeck - , Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) (Author)
  • F. Hofmann - , Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (Author)
  • T. Houdy - , French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Institute for Celestial Mechanics and Computation of Ephemerides (Author)
  • A. Huber - , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Author)
  • D. Iakubovskyi - , NASU - Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Copenhagen (Author)
  • A. Ianni - , Canfranc Underground Laboratory (Author)
  • A. Ibarra - , Excellence Cluster ORIGINS (Author)
  • R. Jacobsson - , CERN (Author)
  • T. Jeltema - , University of California at Santa Cruz (Author)
  • J. Jochum - , University of Tübingen (Author)
  • S. Kempf - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • T. Kieck - , Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Author)
  • M. Korzeczek - , French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Author)
  • V. Kornoukhov - , Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics (Author)
  • T. Lachenmaier - , University of Tübingen (Author)
  • M. Laine - , University of Bern (Author)
  • P. Langacker - , Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) (Author)
  • T. Lasserre - , Excellence Cluster ORIGINS, French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Technical University of Munich, Institute for Celestial Mechanics and Computation of Ephemerides (Author)
  • J. Lesgourgues - , RWTH Aachen University (Author)
  • D. Lhuillier - , French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) (Author)
  • Y. F. Li - , CAS - Institute of High Energy Physics (Author)
  • W. Liao - , East China University of Science and Technology (Author)
  • A. W. Long - , The University of Chicago (Author)
  • M. Maltoni - , Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Author)
  • G. Mangano - , National Institute for Nuclear Physics (Author)
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  • N. Menci - , Osservatorio Astronomico Roma (Author)
  • A. Merle - , Max Planck Institute for Physics (Werner Heisenberg Institute) (Author)
  • S. Mertens - , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Author)
  • A. Mirizzi - , University of Bari, National Institute for Nuclear Physics (Author)
  • B. Monreal - , University of California at Santa Barbara (Author)
  • A. Nozik - , RAS - Institute for Nuclear Research, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (Author)
  • A. Neronov - , University of Geneva (Author)
  • V. Niro - , Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Author)
  • Y. Novikov - , RAS - Saint Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Saint-Petersburg State University (Author)
  • L. Oberauer - , Excellence Cluster ORIGINS (Author)
  • E. Otten - , Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Author)
  • N. Palanque-Delabrouille - , French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) (Author)
  • M. Pallavicini - , University of Genoa (Author)
  • V. S. Pantuev - , RAS - Institute for Nuclear Research (Author)
  • E. Papastergis - , University of Groningen (Author)
  • S. Parke - , Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) (Author)
  • S. Pascoli - , Durham University (Author)
  • S. Pastor - , Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) (Author)
  • A. Patwardhan - , University of California at San Diego (Author)
  • A. Pilaftsis - , University of Manchester (Author)
  • D. C. Radford - , Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Author)
  • P. C.O. Ranitzsch - , University of Münster (Author)
  • O. Rest - , University of Münster (Author)
  • D. J. Robinson - , University of California at Berkeley (Author)
  • P. S. Rodrigues Da Silva - , Universidade Federal da Paraíba (Author)
  • O. Ruchayskiy - , Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), University of Copenhagen (Author)
  • N. G. Sanchez - , Institute for Celestial Mechanics and Computation of Ephemerides (Author)
  • M. Sasaki - , University of Tübingen (Author)
  • N. Saviano - , Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Durham University (Author)
  • A. Schneider - , University of Zurich (Author)
  • F. Schneider - , Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Author)
  • T. Schwetz - , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Author)
  • S. Schönert - , Excellence Cluster ORIGINS (Author)
  • S. Scholl - , University of Tübingen (Author)
  • F. Shankar - , University of Southampton (Author)
  • R. Shrock - , Stony Brook University (Author)
  • N. Steinbrink - , University of Münster (Author)
  • L. Strigari - , Texas A&M University (Author)
  • F. Suekane - , Tohoku University (Author)
  • B. Suerfu - , Princeton University (Author)
  • R. Takahashi - , Shimane University (Author)
  • N. Thi Hong Van - , Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (Author)
  • I. Tkachev - , RAS - Institute for Nuclear Research (Author)
  • M. Totzauer - , Max Planck Institute for Physics (Werner Heisenberg Institute) (Author)
  • Y. Tsai - , University of Maryland, College Park (Author)
  • C. G. Tully - , Princeton University (Author)
  • K. Valerius - , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Author)
  • J. W.F. Valle - , Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) (Author)
  • D. Venos - , Czech Academy of Sciences (Author)
  • M. Viel - , Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste, National Institute for Nuclear Physics (Author)
  • M. Vivier - , French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) (Author)
  • M. Y. Wang - , Texas A&M University (Author)
  • C. Weinheimer - , University of Münster (Author)
  • K. Wendt - , Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Author)
  • L. Winslow - , Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (Author)
  • J. Wolf - , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Author)
  • M. Wurm - , Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Author)
  • Z. Xing - , CAS - Institute of High Energy Physics (Author)
  • S. Zhou - , CAS - Institute of High Energy Physics (Author)
  • K. Zuber - , Chair of Nuclear Physics, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)

Abstract

We present a comprehensive review of keV-scale sterile neutrino Dark Matter, collecting views and insights from all disciplines involved - cosmology, astrophysics, nuclear, and particle physics - in each case viewed from both theoretical and experimental/observational perspectives. After reviewing the role of active neutrinos in particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology, we focus on sterile neutrinos in the context of the Dark Matter puzzle. Here, we first review the physics motivation for sterile neutrino Dark Matter, based on challenges and tensions in purely cold Dark Matter scenarios. We then round out the discussion by critically summarizing all known constraints on sterile neutrino Dark Matter arising from astrophysical observations, laboratory experiments, and theoretical considerations. In this context, we provide a balanced discourse on the possibly positive signal from X-ray observations. Another focus of the paper concerns the construction of particle physics models, aiming to explain how sterile neutrinos of keV-scale masses could arise in concrete settings beyond the Standard Model of elementary particle physics. The paper ends with an extensive review of current and future astrophysical and laboratory searches, highlighting new ideas and their experimental challenges, as well as future perspectives for the discovery of sterile neutrinos.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number025
JournalJournal of cosmology and astroparticle physics
Volume2017
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 13 Jan 2017
Peer-reviewedYes

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Keywords

  • Cosmological neutrinos, Dark matter experiments, Dark matter theory, Particle physics - cosmology connection