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A simple and natural interpretations of the DAMPE cosmic-ray electron/positron spectrum within two sigma deviations

The DArk Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) experiment has recently announced the first results for the measurement of total electron plus positron fluxes between 25 GeV and 4.6 TeV. A spectral break at about 0.9 TeV and a tentative peak…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2019-04-24 Jia-Shu Niu , Tianjun Li , Fang-Zhou Xu

Measurement of the cosmic-ray proton spectrum from 40 GeV to 100 TeV with the DAMPE satellite

The precise measurement of the spectrum of protons, the most abundant component of the cosmic radiation, is necessary to understand the source and acceleration of cosmic rays in the Milky Way. This work reports the measurement of the cosmic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-10-02 Q. An , R. Asfandiyarov , P. Azzarello , P. Bernardini , X. J. Bi , M. S. Cai , J. Chang , D. Y. Chen , H. F. Chen , J. L. Chen , W. Chen , M. Y. Cui , T. S. Cui , H. T. Dai , A. D'Amone , A. De Benedittis , I. De Mitri , M. Di Santo , M. Ding , T. K. Dong , Y. F. Dong , Z. X. Dong , G. Donvito , D. Droz , J. L. Duan , K. K. Duan , D. D'Urso , R. R. Fan , Y. Z. Fan , F. Fang , C. Q. Feng , L. Feng , P. Fusco , V. Gallo , F. J. Gan , M. Gao , F. Gargano , K. Gong , Y. Z. Gong , D. Y. Guo , J. H. Guo , X. L. Guo , S. X. Han , Y. M. Hu , G. S. Huang , X. Y. Huang , Y. Y. Huang , M. Ionica , W. Jiang , X. Jin , J. Kong , S. J. Lei , S. Li , W. L. Li , X. Li , X. Q. Li , Y. Li , Y. F. Liang , Y. M. Liang , N. H. Liao , C. M. Liu , H. Liu , J. Liu , S. B. Liu , W. Q. Liu , Y. Liu , F. Loparco , C. N. Luo , M. Ma , P. X. Ma , S. Y. Ma , T. Ma , X. Y. Ma , G. Marsella , M. N. Mazziotta , D. Mo , X. Y. Niu , X. Pan , W. X. Peng , X. Y. Peng , R. Qiao , J. N. Rao , M. M. Salinas , G. Z. Shang , W. H. Shen , Z. Q. Shen , Z. T. Shen , J. X. Song , H. Su , M. Su , Z. Y. Sun , A. Surdo , X. J. Teng , A. Tykhonov , S. Vitillo , C. Wang , H. Wang , H. Y. Wang , J. Z. Wang , L. G. Wang , Q. Wang , S. Wang , X. H. Wang , X. L. Wang , Y. F. Wang , Y. P. Wang , Y. Z. Wang , Z. M. Wang , D. M. Wei , J. J. Wei , Y. F. Wei , S. C. Wen , D. Wu , J. Wu , L. B. Wu , S. S. Wu , X. Wu , K. Xi , Z. Q. Xia , H. T. Xu , Z. H. Xu , Z. L. Xu , Z. Z. Xu , G. F. Xue , H. B. Yang , P. Yang , Y. Q. Yang , Z. L. Yang , H. J. Yao , Y. H. Yu , Q. Yuan , C. Yue , J. J. Zang , F. Zhang , J. Y. Zhang , J. Z. Zhang , P. F. Zhang , S. X. Zhang , W. Z. Zhang , Y. Zhang , Y. J. Zhang , Y. L. Zhang , Y. P. Zhang , Y. Q. Zhang , Z. Zhang , Z. Y. Zhang , H. Zhao , H. Y. Zhao , X. F. Zhao , C. Y. Zhou , Y. Zhou , X. Zhu , Y. Zhu , S. Zimmer

Prospects of detecting cosmic ray up-scattered dark matter with DUNE

Detection of sub-GeV dark matter (DM) particles in direct detection experiments is inherently difficult, as their low kinetic energies in the galactic halo are insufficient to produce observable recoils of the heavy nuclei in the detectors.…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-10-17 Richard Diurba , Helena Kolešová

Testing the 130 GeV gamma-ray line with high energy resolution detectors

Recently some hints of the existence of $\gamma$-ray line around 130 GeV are reported according to the analysis of Fermi-LAT data. If confirmed it would be the first direct evidence to show the existence of new physics beyond the standard…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-08-16 Ye Li , Qiang Yuan

Gamma-Ray and AntiMatter Survey(GRAMS) experiment

The Gamma-Ray and AntiMatter Survey (GRAMS) is a next-generation experiment using a Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LArTPC) detector to measure MeV gamma rays and antiparticles. MeV gamma-ray observations are important for…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2025-12-18 J. Zeng , T. Aramaki , D. Ames , K. Aoyama , S. Arai , S. Arai , J. Asaadi , A. Bamba , N. Cannady , P. Coppi , G. De Nolfo , M. Errando , L. Fabris , T. Fujiwara , Y. Fukazawa , P. Ghosh , K. Hagino , T. Hakamata , N. Hiroshima , M. Ichihashi , Y. Ichinohe , Y. Inoue , K. Ishikawa , K. Ishiwata , T. Iwata , G. Karagiorgi , T. Kato , H. Kawamura , D. Khangulyan , J. Krizmanic , J. LeyVa , A. Malige , J. G. Mitchell , J. W. Mitchell , R. Mukherjee , R. Nakajima , K. Nakazawa , H. Odaka , K. Okuma , K. Perez , I. Safa , K. Sakai , M. Sasaki , W. Seligman , J. Sensenig , K. Shirahama , T. Shiraishi , S. Smith , Y. Suda , A. Suraj , H. Takahashi , S. Takashima , T. Tamba , M. Tanaka , S. Tandon , R. Tatsumi , J. Tomsick , N. Tsuji , Y. Uchida , Y. Utsumi , S. Watanabe , Y. Yano , K. Yawata , H. Yoneda , K. Yorita , M. Yoshimoto

The Design and Performance of Charged Particle Detector onboard the GECAM Mission

The Gravitational Wave highly energetic Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor (GECAM) is dedicated to detecting gravitational wave gamma-ray bursts. It is capable of all-sky monitoring over and discovering gamma-ray bursts and new…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-12-13 Y. B. Xu , X. L. Sun , S. Yang , X. Q. Li , W. X. Peng , K. Gong , X. H. Liang , Y. Q. Liu , D. Y. Guo , H. Wang , C. Y. Li , Z. H. An , J. J. He , X. J. Liu , S. L. Xiong , X. Y. Wen , Fan Zhang , D. L. Zhang , X. Y. Zhao , C. Y. Zhang , C. Cai , Z. Chang , G. Chen , C. Chen , Y. Y. Du , M. Gao , R. Gao , D. J. Hou , Y. G. Li , G. Li , L. Li , X. F. Li , M. S. Li , F. J. Lu , H. Lu , B. Meng , F. Shi , J. Z. Wang , Y. S. Wang , H. Z. Wang , X. Wen , S. Xiao , Y. P. Xu , J. W. Yang , Q. B. Yi , S. N. Zhang , C. M. Zhang , Fei Zhang , Y. Zhao , X. Zhou

Explanations of the DAMPE high energy electron/positron spectrum in the dark matter annihilation and pulsar scenarios

Many studies have shown that either the nearby astrophysical source or dark matter (DM) annihilation/decay is required to explain the origin of high energy cosmic ray (CR) $e^\pm$, which are measured by many experiments, such as PAMELA and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-12-12 Bing-Bing Wang , Xiao-Jun Bi , Su-Jie Lin , Peng-fei Yin

Solar gamma ray probe of local cosmic ray electrons

TeV-range cosmic ray electrons and positrons (CREs) have been directly measured in the search for new physics or unknown astrophysical sources. CREs can inverse-Compton scatter solar photons and boost their energies into gamma ray bands.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-09-26 Hong-Gang Yang , Yu Gao , Yin-Zhe Ma , Roland M. Crocker

Implications of dark matter cascade decay from DAMPE, HESS, Fermi-LAT and AMS02 data

Recent high-energy cosmic $e^\pm$ measurement from the DArk Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) satellite confirms the deviation of total cosmic ray electron spectrum above 700-900 GeV from a simple power law. In this paper we demonstrate that…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-12-11 Yu Gao , Yin-Zhe Ma

Searches for Particle Dark Matter with gamma-rays

In this contribution I review the present status and discuss some prospects for indirect detection of dark matter with gamma-rays. Thanks to the Fermi Large Area Telescope, searches in gamma-rays have reached sensitivities that allow to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Jan Conrad

Dual MeV Gamma-Ray and Dark Matter Observatory -- GRAMS Project

GRAMS (Gamma-Ray and AntiMatter Survey) is a novel project that can simultaneously target both astrophysical observations with MeV gamma rays and an indirect dark matter search with antimatter. The GRAMS instrument is designed with a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-12-06 Tsuguo Aramaki , Per Hansson Adrian , Georgia Karagiorgi , Hirokazu Odaka

Probing Cosmic-Ray Accelerated Light Dark Matter with IceCube

The direct detection of particle dark matter through its scattering with nucleons is of fundamental importance to understand the nature of DM. In this work, we propose that the high-energy neutrino detectors like IceCube can be used to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-10-26 Gang Guo , Yue-Lin Sming Tsai , Meng-Ru Wu

An Indirect Dark Matter Search Using Cosmic-Ray Antiparticles with GAPS

Experiments aiming to directly detect dark matter (DM) particles have yet to make robust detections, thus underscoring the need for complementary approaches such as searches for new particles at colliders, and indirect DM searches in…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-12-13 Alexander Lowell , Tsuguo Aramaki , Ralph Bird , Mirko Boezio , Steven Boggs , Rachel Carr , William Craig , Philip von Doetinchem , Lorenzo Fabris , Hideyuki Fuke , Florian Gahbauer , Cory Gerrity , Charles Hailey , Chihiro Kato , Akiko Kawachi , Masayoshi Kozai , Isaac Mognet , Kazuoki Munakata , Shun Okazaki , Rene Ong , Guiseppe Osteria , Kerstin Perez , Sean Quinn , Valerio Re , Field Rogers , Jamie Ryan , Nathan Saffold , Yuki Shimizu , Achim Stoessl , Atsumasa Yoshida , Tetsuya Yoshida , Gianluigi Zampa , Jeffrey Zweerink

Scalar dark matter, Type II Seesaw and the DAMPE cosmic ray $e^+ + e^-$ excess

The DArk Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) has reported a measurement of the flux of high energy cosmic ray electrons plus positrons (CREs) in the energy range between $25$ GeV and $4.6$ TeV. With unprecedented high energy resolution, the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2018-02-07 Tong Li , Nobuchika Okada , Qaisar Shafi

Measurement of the cosmic p+He energy spectrum from 50 GeV to 0.5 PeV with the DAMPE space mission

Recent observations of the light component of the cosmic-ray spectrum have revealed unexpected features that motivate further and more precise measurements up to the highest energies. The Dark Matter Particle Explorer is a satellite-based…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-08-15 DAMPE Collaboration , F. Alemanno , C. Altomare , Q. An , P. Azzarello , F. C. T. Barbato , P. Bernardini , X. J. Bi , I. Cagnoli , M. S. Cai , E. Casilli , E. Catanzani , J. Chang , D. Y. Chen , J. L. Chen , Z. F. Chen , P. Coppin , M. Y. Cui , T. S. Cui , Y. X. Cui , H. T. Dai , A. De Benedittis , I. De Mitri , F. de Palma , M. Deliyergiyev , A. Di Giovanni , M. Di Santo , Q. Ding , T. K. Dong , Z. X. Dong , G. Donvito , D. Droz , J. L. Duan , K. K. Duan , R. R. Fan , Y. Z. Fan , F. Fang , K. Fang , C. Q. Feng , L. Feng , M. Fernandez Alonso , J. M. Frieden , P. Fusco , M. Gao , F. Gargano , K. Gong , Y. Z. Gong , D. Y. Guo , J. H. Guo , S. X. Han , Y. M. Hu , G. S. Huang , X. Y. Huang , Y. Y. Huang , M. Ionica , L. Y. Jiang , Y. Z. Jiang , W. Jiang , J. Kong , A. Kotenko , D. Kyratzis , S. J. Lei , W. H. Li , W. L. Li , X. Li , X. Q. Li , Y. M. Liang , C. M. Liu , H. Liu , J. Liu , S. B. Liu , Y. Liu , F. Loparco , C. N. Luo , M. Ma , P. X. Ma , T. Ma , X. Y. Ma , G. Marsella , M. N. Mazziotta , D. Mo , M. Muñoz Salinas , X. Y. Niu , X. Pan , A. Parenti , W. X. Peng , X. Y. Peng , C. Perrina , E. Putti-Garcia , R. Qiao , J. N. Rao , A. Ruina , Z. Shangguan , W. H. Shen , Z. Q. Shen , Z. T. Shen , L. Silveri , J. X. Song , M. Stolpovskiy , H. Su , M. Su , H. R. Sun , Z. Y. Sun , A. Surdo , X. J. Teng , A. Tykhonov , J. Z. Wang , L. G. Wang , S. Wang , S. X. Wang , X. L. Wang , Y. Wang , Y. F. Wang , Y. Z. Wang , Z. M. Wang , D. M. Wei , J. J. Wei , Y. F. Wei , D. Wu , J. Wu , L. B. Wu , S. S. Wu , X. Wu , Z. Q. Xia , H. T. Xu , J. Xu , Z. H. Xu , Z. L. Xu , E. H. Xu , Z. Z. Xu , G. F. Xue , H. B. Yang , P. Yang , Y. Q. Yang , H. J. Yao , Y. H. Yu , G. W. Yuan , Q. Yuan , C. Yue , J. J. Zang , S. X. Zhang , W. Z. Zhang , Yan Zhang , Yi Zhang , Y. J. Zhang , Y. L. Zhang , Y. P. Zhang , Y. Q. Zhang , Z. Zhang , Z. Y. Zhang , C. Zhao , H. Y. Zhao , X. F. Zhao , C. Y. Zhou , Y. Zhu

Prospects of detecting gamma-ray signal of dark matter interaction with the MACE telescope

The MACE (Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment) telescope has started its regular gamma-ray observations at Hanle in India. Located at an altitude of $\sim$ 4.3 km above sea level and equipped with a 21 m diameter large quasi-parabolic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-08-24 M. Khurana , A. Pathania , K. K. Singh , C. Borwankar , P. K. Netrakanti , K. K. Yadav

Theoretical interpretations of DAMPE first results: a critical review

The DAMPE experiment recently published its first results on the lepton ($e^+ + e^-$) cosmic-ray (CRs) flux. These results are of importance since they account for the first direct detection of the lepton break around the energy of 1 TeV…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2018-06-19 Yoann Genolini

Sensitivity to point-like sources of the ALTO atmospheric particle detector array, designed for $\rm 200\,GeV$--$\rm 50\,TeV$ $\gamma$-ray astronomy

In the context of atmospheric shower arrays designed for $\gamma$-ray astronomy and in the context of the ALTO project, we present: a study of the impact of heavier nuclei in the cosmic-ray background on the estimated $\gamma$-ray detection…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-03-28 M. Punch , M. Senniappan , Y. Becherini , G. Kukec Mezek , S. Thoudam , T. Bylund , J. -P. Ernenwein

Results on Low-Mass Weakly Interacting Massive Particles from a 11 kg d Target Exposure of DAMIC at SNOLAB (ICRC2021 Proceedings)

Experimental efforts of the last decades have been unsuccessful in detecting WIMPs (Weakly Interacting Massive Particles) in the 10-to-10$^4$ GeV/$c^2$ range, thus motivating the search for lighter dark matter. The DAMIC (DArk Matter In…

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A Strong Test of the Dark Matter Origin of the 1.4 TeV DAMPE Signal Using IceCube Neutrinos

A tentative excess in the electron spectrum at 1.4 TeV was recently reported by the DArk Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE). A non-astrophysical scenario in which dark matter particles annihilate or decay in a local clump has been invoked to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-07-04 Yue Zhao , Ke Fang , Meng Su , M. Coleman Miller