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130GeV gamma-ray line through axion conversion

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2016-11-09 v3 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We apply the axion-photon conversion mechanism to the 130 GeV γ\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 γ\gamma rays in Galactic magnetic fields along their flight to the Earth. Since continuum γ\gamma-ray and antiproton productions are sufficiently suppressed in axion production, the scenario fits the 130 GeV γ\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 γ\gamma-ray excess as functions of axion parameters. In the scenario, the γ\gamma-ray spatial distributions depend on both the dark matter profile and the magnetic field configuration, which will be tested by future γ\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 γ\gamma-ray excess.

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@article{arxiv.1310.3474,
  title  = {130GeV gamma-ray line through axion conversion},
  author = {Masato Yamanaka and Kazunori Kohri and Kunihito Ioka and Mihoko M. Nojiri},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.3474},
  year   = {2016}
}

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accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D

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