MeV dark matter: has it been detected?

We discuss the possibility that the recent detection of 511 keV gamma rays from the galactic bulge, as observed by INTEGRAL, is a consequence of low mass (1-100 MeV) particle dark matter annihilations. We discuss the type of halo profile favored by the observations as well as the size of the annihil...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review letters 2004-03, Vol.92 (10), p.101301-101301, Article 101301
Hauptverfasser: Boehm, Céline, Hooper, Dan, Silk, Joseph, Casse, Michel, Paul, Jacques
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We discuss the possibility that the recent detection of 511 keV gamma rays from the galactic bulge, as observed by INTEGRAL, is a consequence of low mass (1-100 MeV) particle dark matter annihilations. We discuss the type of halo profile favored by the observations as well as the size of the annihilation cross section needed to account for the signal. We find that such a scenario is consistent with the observed dark matter relic density and other constraints from astrophysics and particle physics.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.101301