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It has been recently proposed that the observed 511 keV emission from the Galactic bulge could be the product of very light (1-100 MeV) annihilating dark matter particles. Other possible explanations for this signal are associated with…

We discuss the possibility that the recent detection of 511 keV gamma rays from the galactic bulge, as observed by INTEGRAL, can be naturally explained by the supermassive very dense droplets (strangelets) of dark matter. These droplets are…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-10 David H. Oaknin , Ariel R. Zhitnitsky

We propose that a dark matter (DM) spike around the Galactic Center's (GC) supermassive black hole, Sgr A*, could account for most of the bulge's measured 511 keV line intensity while remaining cosmologically compatible. DM annihilation can…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-09-08 Pedro De la Torre Luque , Shyam Balaji , Malcolm Fairbairn , Filippo Sala , Joseph Silk

In this paper I present the detail estimations for the width of the 511 keV line produced by a mechanism when dark matter is represented by macroscopically large dense nuggets. I argue that the width of 511 keV emission in this mechanism is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Ariel Zhitnitsky

We propose a possible explanation for the recently observed anomalous 511 keV line with a new "millicharged" fermion. This new fermion is light [${\cal O}({\rm MeV})$]. Nevertheless, it has never been observed by any collider experiments by…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-02-02 Ji-Haeng Huh , Jihn E. Kim , Jong-Chul Park , Seong Chan Park

The 511 keV emission from the Galactic Bulge observed by INTEGRAL/SPI could be the product of light (1-100 MeV) annihilating dark matter particles. In order to distinguish between annihilating light dark matter scenarios and more…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 B. Cordier , D. Attie , M. Casse , J. Paul , S. Schanne , P. Sizun , P. Jean , J. -P. Roques , G. Vedrenne

We present a possible explanation of the recently observed 511 keV $\gamma$-ray anomaly with a new ``millicharged'' fermion. The new fermion is light (${\cal O}({\rm MeV})$) but has never been observed by any collider experiments mainly…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Ji-Haeng Huh , Jihn E. Kim , Jong-Chul Park , Seong Chan Park

We discuss the possibility that the recent detection of 511 keV gamma-rays from the galactic bulge, as observed by INTEGRAL, is a consequence of low mass (~MeV) particle dark matter annihilations. We discuss the type of halo profile favored…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Celine Boehm , Dan Hooper , Joseph Silk , Michel Casse

Over the past few decades, an anomalous 511 keV gamma-ray line has been observed from the centre of the Milky Way. Dark matter (DM) in the form of light weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) annihilating into electron-positron pairs…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-01 Ryan J. Wilkinson , Aaron C. Vincent , Celine Boehm , Christopher McCabe

The morphology and characteristics of the so-called GeV gamma-ray excess detected in the Milky Way lead us to speculate about a possible common origin with the 511 keV line mapped by the SPI experiment about ten years ago. In the previous…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-08-05 Celine Boehm , Paolo Gondolo , Pierre Jean , Thomas Lacroix , Colin Norman , Joseph Silk

We propose a novel framework where MeV-scale Dirac Dark Matter annihilates into axion-like particles, providing a natural explanation for the 511 keV gamma-ray line observed in the Galactic Center. The relic abundance is determined by…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-03-19 Mohammad Aghaie , Pedro De la Torre Luque , Alessandro Dondarini , Daniele Gaggero , Giulio Marino , Paolo Panci

The first gamma-ray line originating from outside the solar system that was ever detected is the 511 keV emission from positron annihilation in the Galaxy. Despite 30 years of intense theoretical and observational investigation, the main…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-20 N. Prantzos , C. Boehm , A. M. Bykov , R. Diehl , K. Ferriere , N. Guessoum , P. Jean , J. Knoedlseder , A. Marcowith , I. V. Moskalenko , A. Strong , G. Weidenspointner

The origin of both the diffuse high-latitude MeV gamma-ray emission and the 511 keV line flux from the Galactic bulge are uncertain. Previous studies have invoked dark matter physics to independently explain these observations, though as…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Jose A. R. Cembranos , Louis E. Strigari

Recent observations indicate that a high production rate of positrons (strong 511 keV line) and a significant amount of excess GeV gamma-ray exist in our Galactic bulge. The latter issue can be explained by $\sim 40$ GeV dark matter…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-02-29 Man Ho Chan

It has recently been pointed out that the 511 keV emission line detected by Integral/SPI from the bulge of our galaxy could be explained by annihilations of light Dark Matter particles into e^+ e^-. If such a signature is confirmed, then…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-02-20 C. Boehm , P. Fayet , J. Silk

We show that a tangle of light superconducting strings in the Milky Way could be the source of the observed 511 KeV emission from electron-positron annihilation in the Galactic bulge. The scenario predicts a flux that is in agreement with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Francesc Ferrer , Tanmay Vachaspati

If annihilating MeV-scale dark matter particles are responsible for the observed 511 keV emission from the Galactic bulge, then new light gauge bosons which mediate the dark matter annihilations may have other observable consequences. In…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 Dan Hooper

About one year ago, it was speculated that decaying or annihilating Light Dark Matter (LDM) particles could explain the flux and extension of the 511 keV line emission in the galactic centre. Here we present a thorough comparison between…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Y. Ascasibar , P. Jean , C. Boehm , J. Knoedlseder

Gamma ray emission of 511 keV lines arising from electron-positron annihilation has been detected from the Galaxy since the 70s. Spatially resolved observations using the INTEGRAL satellite have shown its full sky distribution to be…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-07-11 Hagai B. Perets

A possible dark matter (DM) explanation about the long-standing issue of the Galactic 511 keV line is explored in this paper. For DM cascade annihilations of concern, a DM pair $\pi_d^{+} \pi_d^{-}$ annihilates into unstable $\pi_d^{0}…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2018-03-14 Lian-Bao Jia
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