Dark matter particle annihilation or decay can produce monochromatic gamma-ray lines and contribute to the diffuse gamma-ray background. Flux upper limits are presented for gamma-ray spectral lines from 7 to 200 GeV and for the diffuse gamma-ray background from 4.8 GeV to 264 GeV obtained from two years of Fermi Large Area Telescope data integrated over most of the sky. We give cross- section upper limits and decay lifetime lower limits for dark matter models that produce gamma-ray lines or contribute to the diffuse spectrum, including models proposed as explanations of the PAMELA and Fermi cosmic-ray data.

Ackermann M, Ajello M, Albert A, Baldini L, Barbiellini G, Bechtol K, et al. (2012). Fermi LAT search for dark matter in gamma-ray lines and the inclusive photon spectrum. PHYSICAL REVIEW D, PARTICLES, FIELDS, GRAVITATION, AND COSMOLOGY, 86(2), 1-21 [10.1103/PhysRevD.86.022002].

Fermi LAT search for dark matter in gamma-ray lines and the inclusive photon spectrum

D'AMMANDO, FILIPPO;
2012

Abstract

Dark matter particle annihilation or decay can produce monochromatic gamma-ray lines and contribute to the diffuse gamma-ray background. Flux upper limits are presented for gamma-ray spectral lines from 7 to 200 GeV and for the diffuse gamma-ray background from 4.8 GeV to 264 GeV obtained from two years of Fermi Large Area Telescope data integrated over most of the sky. We give cross- section upper limits and decay lifetime lower limits for dark matter models that produce gamma-ray lines or contribute to the diffuse spectrum, including models proposed as explanations of the PAMELA and Fermi cosmic-ray data.
2012
Ackermann M, Ajello M, Albert A, Baldini L, Barbiellini G, Bechtol K, et al. (2012). Fermi LAT search for dark matter in gamma-ray lines and the inclusive photon spectrum. PHYSICAL REVIEW D, PARTICLES, FIELDS, GRAVITATION, AND COSMOLOGY, 86(2), 1-21 [10.1103/PhysRevD.86.022002].
Ackermann M; Ajello M; Albert A; Baldini L; Barbiellini G; Bechtol K; Bellazzini R; Berenji B; Blandford R D; Bloom E D; Bonamente E; Borgland A W; Br...espandi
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