Published March 13, 2013
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Journal article
PAMELA/Fermi-LAT electron cosmic ray spectrum at ∼100 GeV: Implication for dark matter annihilation signal in accordance with the 130 GeV γ-ray line
- 1. Key Laboratory of Dark Matter and Space Astronomy, Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008 (China)
- 2. Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049 (China)
Description
Recently, a tentative 130 GeV γ-ray line signal was identified by quite a few groups. If correct it would constitute a "smoking gun" for dark matter annihilations. Interestingly, the spectra of the cosmic ray electrons detected by PAMELA and Fermi-LAT both show tiny wiggle-like structure at ∼100 GeV, which might indicate a weak signal of the annihilation of ∼130 GeV dark matter particles into electrons/positrons with a velocity-weighted cross section 〈σv〉χχ→e+e−∼4×10−26 cm3s−1. The prospect of identifying such a potential weak dark-matter-annihilation electron and/or positron component by AMS-02, a mission to measure the high energy cosmic ray spectra with unprecedented accuracy, is investigated
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2013.01.060Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.physletb.2013.01.060;
- arXiv
- arXiv:1206.4758v2;
- PII
- S0370-2693(13)00101-9;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics Letters. Section B
- Journal Volume
- 720
- Journal Issue
- 1-3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1-5
- ISSN
- 0370-2693
- CODEN
- PYLBAJ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 47005737
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCURACY; ANNIHILATION; COSMIC RADIATION; CROSS SECTIONS; ELECTRON SPECTRA; ELECTRONS; FERMILAB ACCELERATOR; GAMMA RADIATION; GEV RANGE 100-1000; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; POSITRONS; POTENTIALS; SIGNALS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATORS; ANTILEPTONS; ANTIMATTER; ANTIPARTICLES; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; GEV RANGE; INTERACTIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; MATTER; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; RADIATIONS; SPECTRA; SYNCHROTRONS
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.