Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2011-04-07
Phys. Rev. D85, 043524 (2012)
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
21 pages, 6 figures, REVTeX4. Minor misprints corrected
Scientific paper
We investigate monoenergetic gamma-ray signatures from annihilations of dark matter comprised of Z^1, the first Kaluza-Klein excitation of the Z boson, in a non-minimal Universal Extra Dimensions model. The self-interactions of the non-Abelian Z^1 gauge boson give rise to a large number of contributing Feynman diagrams that do not exist for annihilations of the Abelian gauge boson B^1, which is the standard Kaluza-Klein dark matter candidate. We find that the annihilation rate is indeed considerably larger for the Z^1 than for the B^1. Even though relic density calculations indicate that the mass of the Z^1 should be larger than the mass of the B^1, the predicted monoenergetic gamma fluxes are of the same order of magnitude. We compare our results to existing experimental limits, as well as to future sensitivities, for image air Cherenkov telescopes, and we find that the limits are reached already with a moderately large boost factor. The realistic prospects for detection depend on the experimental energy resolution.
Bonnevier Johan
Melbeus Henrik
Merle Alexander
Ohlsson Tommy
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