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Can multistate dark matter annihilation explain the high-energy cosmic ray lepton anomalies?

Multistate dark matter (DM) models with small mass splittings and couplings to light hidden sector bosons have been proposed as an explanation for the PAMELA/Fermi/H.E.S.S. high-energy lepton excesses. We investigate this proposal over a wide range of DM density profiles, in the framework of concret...

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Autores principales: Cirelli, Marco, Cline, James M.
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.82.023503
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description Multistate dark matter (DM) models with small mass splittings and couplings to light hidden sector bosons have been proposed as an explanation for the PAMELA/Fermi/H.E.S.S. high-energy lepton excesses. We investigate this proposal over a wide range of DM density profiles, in the framework of concrete models with doublet or triplet dark matter and a hidden SU(2) gauge sector that mixes with standard model hypercharge. The gauge coupling is bounded from below by the DM relic density, and the Sommerfeld enhancement factor is explicitly computable for given values of the DM and gauge boson masses M, mu and the (largest) dark matter mass splitting delta M_{12}. Sommerfeld enhancement is stronger at the galactic center than near the Sun because of the radial dependence of the DM velocity profile, which strengthens the inverse Compton (IC) gamma ray constraints relative to usual assumptions. We find that the PAMELA/Fermi/H.E.S.S. lepton excesses are marginally compatible with the model predictions, and with CMB and Fermi gamma ray constraints, for M ~ 800 GeV, mu ~ 200 MeV, and a dark matter profile with noncuspy Einasto parameters alpha > 0.20, r_s ~ 30 kpc. We also find that the annihilating DM must provide only a subdominant (< 0.4) component of the total DM mass density, since otherwise the boost factor due to Sommerfeld enhancement is too large.
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spelling cern-12650402020-06-15T07:36:01Zdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.82.023503http://cds.cern.ch/record/1265040engCirelli, MarcoCline, James M.Can multistate dark matter annihilation explain the high-energy cosmic ray lepton anomalies?Particle Physics - PhenomenologyMultistate dark matter (DM) models with small mass splittings and couplings to light hidden sector bosons have been proposed as an explanation for the PAMELA/Fermi/H.E.S.S. high-energy lepton excesses. We investigate this proposal over a wide range of DM density profiles, in the framework of concrete models with doublet or triplet dark matter and a hidden SU(2) gauge sector that mixes with standard model hypercharge. The gauge coupling is bounded from below by the DM relic density, and the Sommerfeld enhancement factor is explicitly computable for given values of the DM and gauge boson masses M, mu and the (largest) dark matter mass splitting delta M_{12}. Sommerfeld enhancement is stronger at the galactic center than near the Sun because of the radial dependence of the DM velocity profile, which strengthens the inverse Compton (IC) gamma ray constraints relative to usual assumptions. We find that the PAMELA/Fermi/H.E.S.S. lepton excesses are marginally compatible with the model predictions, and with CMB and Fermi gamma ray constraints, for M ~ 800 GeV, mu ~ 200 MeV, and a dark matter profile with noncuspy Einasto parameters alpha > 0.20, r_s ~ 30 kpc. We also find that the annihilating DM must provide only a subdominant (< 0.4) component of the total DM mass density, since otherwise the boost factor due to Sommerfeld enhancement is too large.Multistate dark matter (DM) models with small mass splittings and couplings to light hidden sector bosons have been proposed as an explanation for the PAMELA/Fermi/H.E.S.S. high-energy lepton excesses. We investigate this proposal over a wide range of DM density profiles, in the framework of concrete models with doublet or triplet dark matter and a hidden SU(2) gauge sector that mixes with standard model hypercharge. The gauge coupling is bounded from below by the DM relic density, and the Sommerfeld enhancement factor is explicitly computable for given values of the DM and gauge boson masses M, mu and the (largest) dark matter mass splitting delta M_{12}. Sommerfeld enhancement is stronger at the galactic center than near the Sun because of the radial dependence of the DM velocity profile, which strengthens the inverse Compton (IC) gamma ray constraints relative to usual assumptions. We find that the PAMELA/Fermi/H.E.S.S. lepton excesses are marginally compatible with the model predictions, and with CMB and Fermi gamma ray constraints, for M ~ 800 GeV, mu ~ 200 MeV, and a dark matter profile with noncuspy Einasto parameters alpha > 0.20, r_s ~ 30 kpc. We also find that the annihilating DM must provide only a subdominant (< 0.4) component of the total DM mass density, since otherwise the boost factor due to Sommerfeld enhancement is too large.SACLAY-T10-062CERN-PH-TH-2010-097SACLAY--T10-062arXiv:1005.1779SACLAY-T10-062CERN-PH-TH-2010-097oai:cds.cern.ch:12650402010-05-12
spellingShingle Particle Physics - Phenomenology
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Cline, James M.
Can multistate dark matter annihilation explain the high-energy cosmic ray lepton anomalies?
title Can multistate dark matter annihilation explain the high-energy cosmic ray lepton anomalies?
title_full Can multistate dark matter annihilation explain the high-energy cosmic ray lepton anomalies?
title_fullStr Can multistate dark matter annihilation explain the high-energy cosmic ray lepton anomalies?
title_full_unstemmed Can multistate dark matter annihilation explain the high-energy cosmic ray lepton anomalies?
title_short Can multistate dark matter annihilation explain the high-energy cosmic ray lepton anomalies?
title_sort can multistate dark matter annihilation explain the high-energy cosmic ray lepton anomalies?
topic Particle Physics - Phenomenology
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.82.023503
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1265040
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