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Origin of the DAMPE 1.4 TeV peak

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2020-01-20 v1

Abstract

Recent accurate measurements of cosmic ray electron flux by the Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) reveal a sharp peak structure near 1.4 TeV, which is difficult to explain by standard astrophysical processes. In this letter, we propose a simple model that the enhanced dark matter annihilation via the e+ee^+e^- channel and with the thermal relic annihilation cross section around the current nearest black hole (A0620-00) can satisfactorily account for the sharp peak structure. The predicted dark matter mass is 1.53\sim 1.5-3 TeV.

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@article{arxiv.1904.12418,
  title  = {Origin of the DAMPE 1.4 TeV peak},
  author = {Man Ho Chan and Chak Man Lee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.12418},
  year   = {2020}
}

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Accepted in MNRAS Letters