Micromegas
v_2.2 for a generic model for the calculation of e Relic density Direct detection rates Indirect detection rates
Code to calculate the properties of a stable massive particle in
a generic model. First developed to compute the relic density of
a stable massive particle, the code
also computes the rates for direct and indirect detection rates
of dark matter. It is assumed that a discrete symmetry like R-parity
ensures the stability of the lightest odd particle. All
annihilation and coannihilation channels are included in the
computation of the relic density. Specific examples of this general
approach include the MSSM and various extensions. Extensions to other
models can be implemented by the user. The New Physics model first
requires to write a new CalcHEP model file, a package for the automatic generation of squared matrix elements. This can be done through LanHEP. Once this is done, all annihilation and coannihilation channels are included automatically in any model.
The cross-sections for both spin dependent and spin independent
interactions of WIMPS on protons are computed automatically as well as
the rates for WIMP scattering on nuclei in a large detector.
Annihilation cross-sections of the drak matter candidate at zero
velocity, relevant for indirect detection of dark matter, are also
computed automatically.
The package includes the minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM),
the NMSSM, the MSSM with complex phases (CPVMSSM), the little Higgs
model (LHM) and a model with right-handed neutrino DM (RHNM).
Present version (November 2009) is micromegas 2.2.CPC.i (Few bugs removed from micromegas_2.2.CPC)
A web interface for the computation of the direct detection rates developed by Rachid Lemrani can be found here.