Dark matter in the MSSM golden region

Dark matter is examined within the ‘‘golden region'' of the minimal supersymmetric standard model. This region satisfies experimental constraints, including a lower bound on the Higgs mass of 114 GeV, and minimizes fine-tuning of the Z boson mass. Here we impose additional constraints (particularly due to experimental bounds on b→ sγ). Then we find the properties of the dark matter in this region. Neutralinos with a relic density that provides the amount of dark matter required by cosmological data are shown to consist of a predominant gaugino (rather than Higgsino) fraction. In addition, the U(1) Y gaugino mass parameter must satisfy M1 ≤ 300 GeV.