Probing sub-GeV dark matter-baryon scattering with cosmological observables

We derive new limits on the elastic scattering cross-section between baryons and dark matter using Cosmic Microwave Background data from the Planck satellite and measurements of the Lyman-alpha forest flux power spectrum from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Our analysis addresses generic cross sections of the form $\sigma \propto v^n$, where v is the dark matter-baryon relative velocity, allowing for constraints on the cross section independent of specific particle physics models. We include high-$\ell$ polarization data from Planck in our analysis, significantly improving results for $n\leq-2$ scenarios due to the direct influence of dark matter-baryon scattering on velocity perturbations. We apply a more careful treatment of dark matter thermal evolution than previously done, allowing us to extend our constraints down to dark matter masses of ~MeV. We show in this work that cosmological probes are complementary to current direct detection and astrophysical searches.

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