Galactic 511 keV line from MeV millicharged dark matter
Astrophysics
2008-11-26 v4 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
We present a possible explanation of the recently observed 511 keV -ray anomaly with a new ``millicharged'' fermion. The new fermion is light () but has never been observed by any collider experiments mainly because of its tiny electromagnetic charge . We show that constraints from its relic density in the Universe and collider experiments allow a parameter range such that the 511 keV cosmic -ray emission from the galactic bulge may be due to positron production from this millicharged fermion.
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@article{arxiv.0711.3528,
title = {Galactic 511 keV line from MeV millicharged dark matter},
author = {Ji-Haeng Huh and Jihn E. Kim and Jong-Chul Park and Seong Chan Park},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0711.3528},
year = {2008}
}
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14 pages, 3 figures; To appear in Phys. Rev. D