Dark radiation constraints on mixed Axion/Neutralino dark matter

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2013, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Jung Bae, Kyu ^a   Baer, Howard ^a   Lessa, Andre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

axions; dark matter theory; particle physics cosmology connection; supersymmetry and cosmology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877987215     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2013/04/041     Document Type: Article

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