Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2009-10-08
Phys.Rev.D81:075004,2010
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
22 pages, 3 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.81.075004
Secluded dark matter models, in which WIMPs annihilate first into metastable mediators, can present novel indirect detection signatures in the form of gamma rays and fluxes of charged particles arriving from directions correlated with the centers of large astrophysical bodies within the solar system, such as the Sun and larger planets. This naturally occurs if the mean free path of the mediator is in excess of the solar (or planetary) radius. We show that existing constraints from water Cerenkov detectors already provide a novel probe of the parameter space of these models, complementary to other sources, with significant scope for future improvement from high angular resolution gamma-ray telescopes such as Fermi-LAT. Fluxes of charged particles produced in mediator decays are also capable of contributing a significant solar system component to the spectrum of energetic electrons and positrons, a possibility which can be tested with the directional and timing information of PAMELA and Fermi.
Batell Brian
Pospelov Maxim
Ritz Adam
Shang Yanwen
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