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Effect of electromagnetic dipole dark matter on energy transport in the solar interior

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dc.contributor.authorGeytenbeek, B.
dc.contributor.authorRao, S.
dc.contributor.authorScott, P.
dc.contributor.authorSerenelli, A.
dc.contributor.authorVincent, A.
dc.contributor.authorWhite, M.
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, A.
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractIn recent years, a revised set of solar abundances has led to a discrepancy in the sound-speed profile between helioseismology and theoretical solar models. Conventional solutions require additional mechanisms for energy transport within the Sun. Vincent et al. have recently suggested that dark matter with a momentum or velocity dependent cross section could provide a solution. In this work, we consider three models of dark matter with such cross sections and their effect on the stellar structure. In particular, the three models incorporate dark matter particles interacting through an electromagnetic dipole moment: an electric dipole, a magnetic dipole or an anapole. Each model is implemented in the DarkStec stellar evolution program, which incorporates the effects of dark matter capture and heat transport within the solar interior. We show that dark matter with an anapole moment of ∼1 GeV⁻² or magnetic dipole moment of ∼10⁻³μp can improve the soundspeed profile, small frequency separations and convective zone radius with respect to the Standard Solar Model. However, the required dipole moments are strongly excluded by direct detection experiments.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityBen Geytenbeek, Soumya Rao, Pat Scott, Aldo Serenelli, Aaron C. Vincent, Martin White and Anthony G. Williams
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2017; 2017(3):1-37
dc.identifier.doi10.1088/1475-7516/2017/03/029
dc.identifier.issn1475-7516
dc.identifier.issn1475-7516
dc.identifier.orcidWhite, M. [0000-0001-5474-4580]
dc.identifier.orcidWilliams, A. [0000-0002-1472-1592]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/107011
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIOP Publishing
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/CE1101004
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT140100244
dc.rights© 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab srl
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2017/03/029
dc.subjectDark matter theory; solar physics
dc.titleEffect of electromagnetic dipole dark matter on energy transport in the solar interior
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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