Published March 13, 2013 | Version v1
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.2013.01.060

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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

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