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3FGL J1924.8-1034 : A Spatially-Extended Stable Unidentified GeV Source?
- Source :
- Phys. Rev. D 95, 102001 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Milky Way-like galaxies are predicted to host a very large number of dark matter subhalos. Some massive and nearby subhalos could generate detectable gamma-rays, appearing as unidentified, spatially-extended and stable gamma-ray sources. We search for such sources in the third Fermi Large Area Telescope source List (3FGL) and report the identification of a new candidate, 3FGL J1924.8-1034. With the Fermi-LAT Pass 8 data, we find that 3FGL J1924.8-1034 is spatially-extended at a high confidence level of $5.4\sigma$, with a best-fit extension radius of $\sim0.15^{\circ}$. No significant variability has been found and its gamma-ray spectrum is well fitted by the dark matter annihilation into $b\bar{b}$ with a mass of $\sim 43$ GeV. All these facts make 3FGL J1924.8-1034 a possible dark matter subhalo candidate. However, due to the limited angular resolution, the possibility of that the spatial extension of 3FGL J1924.8-1034 is caused by the contamination from the other un-resolved point source can not be ruled out.<br />Comment: 10 pages including 5 figures and 1 table, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D
Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- Phys. Rev. D 95, 102001 (2017)
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1611.05565
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.95.102001