130 GeV gamma-ray line through axion conversion

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作者
Yamanaka, Masato [1 ,2 ]
Kohri, Kazunori [2 ,3 ]
Ioka, Kunihito [2 ,3 ]
Nojiri, Mihoko M. [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Nagoya Univ, Dept Phys, Nagoya, Aichi 4648602, Japan
[2] KEK High Energy Accelerator Res Org, Inst Particle & Nucl Studies, Ctr Theory, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050801, Japan
[3] Grad Univ Adv Studies Sokendai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050801, Japan
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 2015年 / 91卷 / 06期
关键词
DARK-MATTER; PHOTON; SIGNAL; TELESCOPE; LIGHT; BOSON;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevD.91.063532
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We apply the axion-photon conversion mechanism to the 130 GeV gamma-ray line observed by the Fermi satellite. Near the Galactic center, some astrophysical sources and/or particle dark matter can produce energetic axions (or axionlike particles), and the axions convert to gamma rays in Galactic magnetic fields along their flight to the Earth. Since continuum gamma-ray and antiproton productions are sufficiently suppressed in axion production, the scenario fits the 130 GeV gamma-ray line without conflicting with cosmic ray measurements. We derive the axion production cross section and the decay rate of dark matter to fit the gamma-ray excess as functions of axion parameters. In the scenario, the gamma-ray spatial distributions depend on both the dark matter profile and the magnetic field configuration, which will be tested by future gamma-ray observations, e.g., H.E.S.S. II, CTA, and GAMMA-400. As an illustrative example, we study realistic supersymmetric axion models, and show the favored parameters that nicely fit the gamma-ray excess.
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