Published September 21, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Inverse problem for the propagation equation of cosmic-ray electrons/positrons from dark matter

  • 1. Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, University of Tokyo, Chiba 277-8568 (Japan)
  • 2. Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033 (Japan)

Description

We discuss the possibility of solving the inverse problem for the propagation equation of the cosmic-ray electrons/positrons from decaying/annihilating dark matter, and show simple analytic formulae to reconstruct the source spectrum of the electrons/positrons from the observed flux. We also illustrate our approach by applying the obtained formula to the just released Fermi data as well as the new HESS data.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2009.08.044

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2009.08.044;
arXiv
arXiv:0905.1574v1;
PII
S0370-2693(09)01006-5;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
680
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 172-178
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41055611
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ANALYTIC FUNCTIONS; COSMIC RADIATION; ELECTRONS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; POSITRONS; SPECTRA; SPECTROSCOPY
Descriptors DEC
ANTILEPTONS; ANTIMATTER; ANTIPARTICLES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FUNCTIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; MATTER; RADIATIONS

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