Model-independent dark matter annihilation bound from the diffuse gamma ray flux

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dc.creatorKachelriess, M.
dc.creatorSerpico, P. D.
dc.date2007-07-02
dc.date2007-09-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:17:24Z
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dc.descriptionAn upper limit on the total annihilation cross section of dark matter (DM) has recently been derived from the observed atmospheric neutrino background. We show that comparable bounds are obtained for DM masses around the TeV scale by observations of the diffuse gamma-ray flux by EGRET, because electroweak bremsstrahlung leads to non-negligible electromagnetic branching ratios, even if DM particles only couple to neutrinos at tree level. A better mapping and the partial resolution of the diffuse gamma-ray background into astrophysical sources by the GLAST satellite will improve this bound in the near future.
dc.description4 pages revtex, 2 figures; minor changes, references added, conclusions unchanged; Matches published version
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0707.0209
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0707.0209
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.D76:063516,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.76.063516
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/192996
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleModel-independent dark matter annihilation bound from the diffuse gamma ray flux
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