Published January 26, 2009
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Journal article
Astrophysical signatures of secluded dark matter
Creators
- 1. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, ON, N2J 2W9 (Canada)
- 2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2 (Canada)
Description
We analyze the indirect astrophysical signatures of secluded models of WIMP dark matter, characterized by a weak-scale rate for annihilation into light MeV-scale mediators which are metastable to decay into Standard Model states. Such scenarios allow a significant enhancement of the annihilation cross section in the galactic halo relative to its value at freeze-out, particularly when the mediator is light enough for this process to proceed through radiative capture to a metastable 'WIMP-onium' bound state. For MeV-scale vector mediators charged under a hidden U(1)' gauge group, the enhanced annihilation rate leads predominantly to a sizable excess positron flux, even in the absence of astrophysical boost factors
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2008.12.012Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.physletb.2008.12.012;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0810.1502v2;
- PII
- S0370-2693(08)01478-0;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics Letters. Section B
- Journal Volume
- 671
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 391-397
- ISSN
- 0370-2693
- CODEN
- PYLBAJ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 40050497
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANNIHILATION; ASTROPHYSICS; BOUND STATE; CROSS SECTIONS; FREEZING OUT; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; POSITRONS; STANDARD MODEL
- Descriptors DEC
- ANTILEPTONS; ANTIMATTER; ANTIPARTICLES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; GRAND UNIFIED THEORY; INTERACTIONS; LEPTONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATTER; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE MODELS; PHYSICS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SEPARATION PROCESSES; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.