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Exploring dark matter microphysics with galaxy surveys

Escudero, M.; Mena, O.; Vincent, A.C.; Wilkinson, R.J.; Boehm, C.

Authors

M. Escudero

O. Mena

A.C. Vincent

R.J. Wilkinson

C. Boehm



Abstract

We use present cosmological observations and forecasts of future experiments to illustrate the power of large-scale structure (LSS) surveys in probing dark matter (DM) microphysics and unveiling potential deviations from the standard ΛCDM scenario. To quantify this statement, we focus on an extension of ΛCDM with DM-neutrino scattering, which leaves a distinctive imprint on the angular and matter power spectra. After finding that future CMB experiments (such as COrE+) will not significantly improve the constraints set by the Planck satellite, we show that the next generation of galaxy clustering surveys (such as DESI) could play a leading role in constraining alternative cosmologies and even have the potential to make a discovery. Typically we find that DESI would be an order of magnitude more sensitive to DM interactions than Planck, thus probing effects that until now have only been accessible via N-body simulations.

Citation

Escudero, M., Mena, O., Vincent, A., Wilkinson, R., & Boehm, C. (2015). Exploring dark matter microphysics with galaxy surveys. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2015(09), https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2015/09/034

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 13, 2015
Publication Date Sep 10, 2015
Deposit Date Sep 10, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Publisher IOP Publishing
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 2015
Issue 09
DOI https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2015/09/034
Related Public URLs http://arxiv.org/pdf/1505.06735.pdf

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