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Heavy concerns about the light axino explanation of the 3.5 keV X-ray line

An unidentified 3.5 keV line from X-ray observations of galaxy clusters has been reported recently. Although still under scrutiny, decaying dark matter could be responsible for this signal. We investigate whether an axino with a mass of 7 keV could explain the line, keeping the discussion as model i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Colucci, Stefano, Dreiner, Herbi K., Staub, Florian, Ubaldi, Lorenzo
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2015.09.009
http://cds.cern.ch/record/2036914
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Sumario:An unidentified 3.5 keV line from X-ray observations of galaxy clusters has been reported recently. Although still under scrutiny, decaying dark matter could be responsible for this signal. We investigate whether an axino with a mass of 7 keV could explain the line, keeping the discussion as model independent as possible. We point out several obstacles, which were overlooked in the literature, and which make the axino an unlikely candidate.