Photons from dark matter in a (non-universal) extra dimension model
Creators
- 1. INFN, Sezione di Trieste, I-34014 Trieste (Italy)
- 2. International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA/ISAS), Via Beirut 2-4, I-34014 Trieste (Italy)
Description
We study the multi-wavelength signal induced by pairs annihilations at the galactic center (GC) of a recently proposed dark matter (DM) candidate. The weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) candidate, named A-, is the first Kaluza-Klein mode of a five-dimensional Abelian gauge boson. Electroweak precision tests and the DM cosmological bound constrain its mass and pair annihilation rate in small ranges, leading to precise predictions of indirect signals from what concerns the particle physics side. The related multi-wavelength emission is expected to be faint, unless a significant enhancement of the DM density is present at the GC. We find that in this case, and depending on few additional assumptions, the next generation of gamma-ray and wide-field radio observations can test the model, possibly even with the detection of the induced monochromatic gamma-ray emission
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2008.03.070Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.physletb.2008.03.070;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0803.0631v2;
- PII
- S0370-2693(08)00401-2;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics Letters. Section B
- Journal Volume
- 663
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 250-254
- ISSN
- 0370-2693
- CODEN
- PYLBAJ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 40046870
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANNIHILATION; COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; GAMMA RADIATION; KALUZA-KLEIN THEORY; MONOCHROMATIC RADIATION; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; PHOTONS
- Descriptors DEC
- BOSONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FIELD THEORIES; INTERACTIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATTER; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; RADIATIONS; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.