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Dark matter interpretation of recent electron and positron data.

Authors :
Bergström L
Edsjö J
Zaharijas G
Source :
Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2009 Jul 17; Vol. 103 (3), pp. 031103. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Jul 17.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

We analyze the recently released Fermi-LAT data on the sum of electrons and positrons. Compared to a conventional, pre-Fermi, background model, a surprising excess in the several hundred GeV range is found and here we analyze it in terms of dark matter models. We also compare with newly published results from PAMELA and H.E.S.S., and find models giving very good fits to these data sets as well. If this dark matter interpretation is correct, we also predict the possibility of a sharp break in the diffuse gamma-ray spectrum coming from final state radiation.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0031-9007
Volume :
103
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Physical review letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
19659264
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.031103