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Fermi large area telescope search for photon lines from 30 to 200 GeV and dark matter implications.
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Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2010 Mar 05; Vol. 104 (9), pp. 091302. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Mar 05. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Dark matter (DM) particle annihilation or decay can produce monochromatic gamma rays readily distinguishable from astrophysical sources. gamma-ray line limits from 30 to 200 GeV obtained from 11 months of Fermi Large Area Space Telescope data from 20-300 GeV are presented using a selection based on requirements for a gamma-ray line analysis, and integrated over most of the sky. We obtain gamma-ray line flux upper limits in the range 0.6-4.5x10{-9} cm{-2} s{-1}, and give corresponding DM annihilation cross-section and decay lifetime limits. Theoretical implications are briefly discussed.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1079-7114
- Volume :
- 104
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Physical review letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20366979
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.091302