Published August 15, 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Indirect detection of Kaluza-Klein dark matter

  • 1. GReCO, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, C.N.R.S., 98 bis boulevard Arago, F-75014 Paris (France)
  • 2. High Energy Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States)
  • 3. Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637 (United States)

Description

We investigate prospects for indirect detection of Kaluza-Klein dark matter, focusing on the annihilation radiation of the first Kaluza-Klein excitation of the hypercharge gauge boson B(1) in the galactic halo; in particular we estimate neutrino, gamma-ray and synchrotron fluxes. Comparing the predicted fluxes with observational data we are able to constrain the B(1) mass (and therefore the compactification scale). The constraints depend on the specific model adopted for the dark matter density profile. For a Navarro, Frenk, and White profile the analysis of synchrotron radiation puts a lower bound on the B(1) mass of the order of ≅300 GeV

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Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
68
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 044008-044008.8
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

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