title: Sneutrino dark matter in gauged inverse seesaw models for neutrinos.
abstract: Extending the minimal supersymmetric standard model to explain small neutrino masses via the inverse seesaw mechanism can lead to a new light supersymmetric scalar partner which can play the role of inelastic dark matter (IDM). It is a linear combination of the superpartners of the neutral fermions in the theory (the light left-handed neutrino and two heavy standard model singlet neutrinos) which can be very light with mass in ~5-20 GeV range, as suggested by some current direct detection experiments. The IDM in this class of models has keV-scale mass splitting, which is intimately connected to the small Majorana masses of neutrinos. We predict the differential scattering rate and annual modulation of the IDM signal which can be testable at future germanium- and xenon-based detectors.
authors.affiliation: Maryland Center for Fundamental Physics and Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA.
authors.forename: Haipeng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: P S Bhupal
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Dev
authors.forename: Yi
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authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Mohapatra