Published May 22, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Photons from dark matter in a (non-universal) extra dimension model

  • 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.2008.03.070

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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

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Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.