micrOMEGAs : a tool for dark matter studies

TL;DR

micrOMEGAs is a comprehensive computational tool designed for dark matter research, capable of calculating relic density, detection cross sections, and cosmic ray spectra within various theoretical models.

Contribution

It introduces a versatile software package that integrates multiple aspects of dark matter phenomenology, including relic density, direct detection, indirect detection, and collider constraints.

Findings

Accurately computes dark matter relic density and detection signals.

Integrates collider and flavor constraints into dark matter analysis.

Provides spectra for cosmic rays from dark matter annihilation.

Abstract

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.