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Constraining D-foam via the 21-cm Line

We have suggested earlier that D-particles, which are stringy space-time defects predicted in brane-inspired models of the Universe, might constitute a component of dark matter, and that they might contribute to the masses of singlet fermions that could provide another component. Interactions of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ellis, John, Mavromatos, Nick E., Nanopoulos, Dimitri V.
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.99.015031
http://cds.cern.ch/record/2643826
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Sumario:We have suggested earlier that D-particles, which are stringy space-time defects predicted in brane-inspired models of the Universe, might constitute a component of dark matter, and that they might contribute to the masses of singlet fermions that could provide another component. Interactions of the quantum-fluctuating D-particles with matter induce vector forces that are mediated by a massless effective U(1) gauge field, the “D-photon,” which is distinct from the ordinary photon and has different properties from dark photons. We discuss the form of interactions of D-matter with conventional matter induced by D-photon exchange and calculate their strength, which depends on the density of D-particles. Observations of the hydrogen 21 cm line at redshifts ≳15 can constrain these interactions and the density of D-matter in the early Universe.