Pseudomoduli Dark Matter and Quiver Gauge Theories

TL;DR

This paper proposes a new class of supersymmetric dark matter models using pseudomoduli in quiver gauge theories, embedding them in string theory with D7 branes, and explores their phenomenological implications.

Contribution

It introduces a novel scheme to incorporate dark matter sectors into quiver gauge theories with metastable supersymmetry breaking, linked to string theory constructions.

Findings

Dark matter modeled as pseudomoduli in quiver gauge theories.

Embedding of dark matter sector in string theory via D7 flavour branes.

Analysis of phenomenological implications across parameter space.

Abstract

We investigate supersymmetric models for dark matter which is represented by pseudomoduli in weakly coupled hidden sectors. We propose a scheme to add a dark matter sector to quiver gauge theories with metastable supersymmetry breaking. We discuss the embedding of such scheme in string theory and we describe the dark matter sector in terms of D7 flavour branes. We explore the phenomenology in various regions of the parameters.