https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-008-0660-0
Regular Article - Theoretical Physics
Diagonalization of the neutralino mass matrix and boson–neutralino interaction
1
Institute of Physics, Southern Federal University (former Rostov State University), Rostov-on-Don, 344090, Russia
2
Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, JINR, 6 Joliot Curie St., Dubna, 141980, Moscow Region, Russia
* e-mail: rpasech@theor.jinr.ru
Received:
5
November
2007
Revised:
2
May
2008
Published online:
17
July
2008
We analyze a connection between the neutralino mass sign, parity and structure of the neutralino–boson interaction. Correct calculation of spin-dependent and spin-independent contributions to neutralino–nuclear scattering should consider this connection. A convenient diagonalization procedure, based on the exponential parametrization of unitary matrix, is suggested.
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