Dark Matter Complementarity in the pMSSM and the ILC

TL;DR

This paper discusses how various collider and detection experiments, including the LHC, Fermi, CTA, IceCube, and the ILC, can work together to identify and understand neutralino dark matter within the pMSSM framework.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive analysis of the complementarity of current and future experiments in probing neutralino dark matter in the pMSSM model.

Findings

Different experiments have unique strengths and limitations.

Combined searches significantly improve dark matter detection prospects.

The ILC will play a crucial role in characterizing neutralino dark matter.

Abstract

The search for and potential identification of dark matter (DM) will require a simultaneous, multi-pronged approach with important roles to be played by the LHC, both direct and indirect DM detection experiments and, eventually, the ILC. The 19-parameter p(henomenological)MSSM can provide a broad framework for complementarity studies of neutralino DM. In this talk, I summarized the sensitivity of these searches at the 7, 8 and 14 TeV LHC, combined with those from \Fermi, CTA, IceCube/DeepCore, COUPP, LZ and XENON. The strengths and weaknesses of each of these searches is briefly discussed as is their interdependent roles in probing the pMSSM model parameter space. I also comment on the future role of the ILC in exploring the detailed nature of neutralino DM.