Published December 2016 | Version v1
Journal article

Soft gamma rays from heavy WIMPs

  • 1. Bethe Center for Theoretical Physics & Physikalisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Nußallee 12, 53115 Bonn (Germany)
  • 2. Theory Department, CERN, 1211 Geneva 23 (Switzerland)

Description

We propose an explanation of the galactic center gamma ray excess by supersymmetric WIMPs as heavy as 500 GeV. The lightest neutralino annihilates into vector-like leptons or quarks which cascade decay through intermediate Higgs bosons. Due to the long decay chains, the gamma ray spectrum is much softer than naively expected and peaks at GeV energies. The model predicts correlated diboson and dijet signatures to be tested at the LHC.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dark.2016.08.004

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.dark.2016.08.004;
arXiv
arXiv:1605.05327v2;
PII
S2212686416300474;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of the Dark Universe
Journal Volume
14
Journal Page Range
p. 29-34
ISSN
2212-6864

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