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Robust implications on Dark Matter from the first FERMI sky gamma map

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2014-11-20 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

Abstract

We derive robust model-independent bounds on DM annihilations and decays from the first year of FERMI gamma-ray observations of the whole sky. These bounds only have a mild dependence on the DM density profile and allow the following DM interpretations of the PAMELA and FERMI electron/positron excesses: primary channels mu+ mu-, mu+ mu-mu+mu- or e+ e- e+ e-. An isothermal-like density profile is needed for annihilating DM. In all such cases, FERMI gamma spectra must contain a significant DM component, that may be probed in the future.

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@article{arxiv.0912.0742,
  title  = {Robust implications on Dark Matter from the first FERMI sky gamma map},
  author = {Michele Papucci and Alessandro Strumia},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0912.0742},
  year   = {2014}
}

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16 pages, 8 figures. Final version

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