Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

We consider Kaluza-Klein dark matter from latticized universal dimensions. We investigate two different lattice models, where the models differ in the choice of boundary conditions. The models reproduce relevant features of the continuum model for Kaluza-Klein dark matter. For the model with simple boundary conditions, this is the case even for a model with only a few lattice sites. We study the effects of the latticization on the differential flux of positrons from annihilation of Kaluza-Klein dark matter in the galactic halo. We find that for different choices of the compactification radius, the differential positron flux rapidly converges to the continuum model results as a function of the number of lattice sites. In addition, we consider the prospects for upcoming space-based experiments such as PAMELA and AMS-02 to probe the latticization effect. QC 20100716 Published Vetenskapsrådet [621-2001-1611] Vetenskapsrådet [621-2002-3577] QC 20100716 Vetenskapsrådet [621-2001-1611] Vetenskapsrådet [621-2002-3577] We consider Kaluza-Klein dark matter from latticized universal dimensions. We investigate two different lattice models, where the models differ in the choice of boundary conditions. The models reproduce relevant features of the continuum model for Kaluza-Klein dark matter. For the model with simple boundary conditions, this is the case even for a model with only a few lattice sites. We study the effects of the latticization on the differential flux of positrons from annihilation of Kaluza-Klein dark matter in the galactic halo. We find that for different choices of the compactification radius, the differential positron flux rapidly converges to the continuum model results as a function of the number of lattice sites. In addition, we consider the prospects for upcoming space-based experiments such as PAMELA and AMS-02 to probe the latticization effect. Published