Published August 15, 2003
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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
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.68.044008;
- arXiv
- arXiv:hep-ph/0211342v2;
Publishing Information
- 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
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 35082174
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANNIHILATION; COMPACTIFICATION; COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES; COSMIC NEUTRINOS; DENSITY; EXCITATION; GAMMA RADIATION; GAUGE INVARIANCE; HYPERCHARGE; INTERMEDIATE BOSONS; KALUZA-KLEIN THEORY; MASS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- BOSONS; BREMSSTRAHLUNG; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; INTERACTIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATTER; NEUTRINOS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATIONS; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES
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- Notes
- (c) 2003 The American Physical Society