Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
1997-06-03
Nucl.Phys. B504 (1997) 27-44
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
21 pages, LaTeX, uses epsfig, 6 figures included. Pure higgsino limit corrected. Conclusions unchanged
Scientific paper
10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00530-0
For the first time, a full one-loop calculation of the process $\chi\chi\to 2\gamma$ is performed, where $\chi$ is the lightest neutralino in the minimal supersymmetric extension of the Standard Model. This process is of interest for dark matter detection, since it would give a sharp $\gamma$ ray line with $E_\gamma=m_\chi$. We improve upon and correct published formulas, and give cross sections for supersymmetric models with $\chi$ masses between 30 GeV and several TeV. We find a new contribution, previously neglected, which enhances the $2\gamma$ rate for TeV higgsinos by up to an order of magnitude. As a byproduct, we obtain a new expression for the related process $\chi\chi\to 2 gluons$, which on the other hand is generally smaller than previously calculated. There has been a recent claim that evidence for a 3.5 TeV higgsino annihilating into a $\gamma$ line may already exist from balloon emulsion and Air Cherenkov Telescope data. We comment on attractive features and problems with this interpretation.
Bergstrom Lars
Ullio Piero
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