Published March 15, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Positron and gamma-ray signatures of dark matter annihilation and big-bang nucleosynthesis

  • 1. Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8568 (Japan)
  • 2. Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8582 (Japan)
  • 3. Physics Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB (United Kingdom)

Description

The positron excess observed by the PAMELA experiment may come from dark matter annihilation, if the annihilation cross section is large enough. We show that the dark matter annihilation scenarios to explain the positron excess may also be compatible with the discrepancy of the cosmic lithium abundances between theory and observations. The winolike neutralino in the supersymmetric standard model is a good example for it. This scenario may be confirmed by Fermi satellite experiments.

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Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
79
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 063514-063514.5
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

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(c) 2009 The American Physical Society