Hints on the existence of superheavy dark matter and ultrahigh energy dark matter in extreme energy cosmic rays observations
Creators
- 1. School of Information Science and Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou 350118 (China)
Description
In the present paper, it is assumed that there exist two dark matter particles: superheavy dark matter particles (SHDM), whose mass inflaton mass, and lighter fermion dark matter particles (LFDM) which are the ultra-relativistic products of its decay. The event rates of LFDM measured by the Pierre Auger observatory (Auger) are evaluated in the energy range between 1 EeV and 1 ZeV at the zenith angles between 0°and 60°when the different lifetimes of decay of SHDM. Thus it is proved that the possibility of measurement of these LFDM at Auger. Based on the assumption that the detection efficiency for a shower caused by LFDM is set to be 100%, the LFDM contribution to the energy spectrum of extreme energy cosmic rays (EECRs) is discussed. And it is found that there are some hints on the existence of SHDM and LFDM in the past EECRs observations.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.dark.2019.100399;
- PII
- S2212686419302584;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics of the Dark Universe
- Journal Volume
- 26
- Journal Page Range
- vp.
- ISSN
- 2212-6864
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 55057091
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMIC RADIATION; ENERGY SPECTRA; INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE; INTERSTELLAR GRAINS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER
- Descriptors DEC
- COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATTER; PARTICLES; RADIATIONS; SPECTRA
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.