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Title: Fermi LAT Search for Photon Lines from 30 to 200 GeV

Abstract

Dark matter (DM) particle annihilation or decay can produce monochromatic {gamma}-rays readily distinguishable from astrophysical sources. {gamma}-ray line limits from 30 GeV to 200 GeV obtained from 11 months of Fermi Large Area Space Telescope data from 20-300 GeV are presented using a selection based on requirements for a {gamma}-ray line analysis, and integrated over most of the sky. We obtain {gamma}-ray line flux upper limits in the range 0.6-4.5 x 10{sup -9} cm{sup -2}s{sup -1}, and give corresponding DM annihilation cross-section and decay lifetime limits. Theoretical implications are briefly discussed.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
979950
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-13948
Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN 1079-7114; arXiv:1001.4836; TRN: US1003417
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Phys.Rev.Lett.104:091302,2010
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 104; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; ANNIHILATION; DECAY; LIFETIME; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; PHOTONS; SKY; TELESCOPES; Astrophysics,ASTRO

Citation Formats

Abdo, A A, /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C., Ackermann, M, Ajello, M, /Stanford U. /SLAC, Atwood, W B, /UC, Santa Cruz, Baldini, L, /INFN, Pisa, Ballet, J, /DAPNIA, Saclay, Barbiellini, G, /INFN, Trieste /Trieste U., Bastieri, D, /INFN, Padua /Padua U., Bechtol, K, /Stanford U. /SLAC, Bellazzini, R, /INFN, Pisa, Berenji, B, Bloom, E D, /Stanford U. /SLAC, Bonamente, E, /INFN, Perugia /Perugia U., Borgland, A W, Bouvier, A, /Stanford U. /SLAC, Bregeon, J, Brez, A, /INFN, Pisa, Brigida, M, /Bari U. /INFN, Bari, Bruel, P, /Ecole Polytechnique, Burnett, T H, /Washington U., Seattle, Buson, S, and /Padua U. /Barcelona, IEEC /Stanford U. /SLAC /IASF, Milan /Padua U. /DAPNIA, Saclay /INFN, Perugia /Perugia U. /NASA, Goddard /JAXA, Sagamihara /NASA, Goddard /Maryland U., Baltimore County /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /George Mason U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /Perugia U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /Montpellier U. /Stockholm U. /Stockholm U., OKC /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /Udine U. /INFN, Trieste /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /Stanford U. /SLAC /CENBG, Gradignan /Stanford U. /SLAC /Montpellier U. /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /Ecole Polytechnique /Stanford U. /SLAC /Ecole Polytechnique /Udine U. /INFN, Trieste /Hiroshima U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /INFN, Bari /ASDC, Frascati /NASA, Goddard /Penn State U. /Maryland U. /INFN, Perugia /Perugia U. /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /Stanford U. /SLAC /DAPNIA, Saclay /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /Bonn, Max Planck Inst., Radioastron. /Alabama U., Huntsville /Padua U. /INFN, Padua /ICREA, Barcelona /NASA, Goddard /Ecole Polytechnique /Taiwan, Natl. Taiwan U. /Ohio State U. /Stockholm U., OKC /Royal Inst. Tech., Stockholm /Stanford U. /SLAC /UC, Santa Cruz /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /Stanford U. /SLAC /Hiroshima U. /Waseda U. /Tokyo Inst. Tech. /Wako, RIKEN /Washington U., Seattle /Toulouse, CESR /INFN, Pisa /Stanford U. /SLAC /INFN, Pisa /Stockholm U. /Stockholm U., OKC /INFN, Trieste /Trieste U. /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /CENBG, Gradignan /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /INFN, Perugia /Perugia U. /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /George Mason U. /INFN, Bari /NASA, Goddard /Maryland U. /Stockholm U. /Stockholm U., OKC /Stanford U. /SLAC /Hiroshima U. /JAXA, Sagamihara /NASA, Goddard /Maryland U. /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /Stanford U. /SLAC /Rome U.,Tor Vergata /Stanford U. /SLAC /Denver U. /Montpellier U. /Hiroshima U. /INFN, Pisa /Garching, Max Planck Inst., MPE /Denver U. /JAXA, Sagamihara /Stanford U. /SLAC /CENBG, Gradignan /Montpellier U. /INFN, Perugia /Perugia U. /INFN, Pisa /Montpellier U. /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /INFN, Padua /Padua U. /INFN, Pisa /Innsbruck U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /CENBG, Gradignan /Stockholm U. /Stockholm U., OKC /UC, Santa Cruz /Barcelona, IEEC /Washington U., Seattle /UC, Santa Cruz /Taiwan, Natl. Taiwan U. /Ohio State U. /UC, Santa Cruz /NASA, Ames /UC, Santa Cruz /Stockholm U. /Stockholm U., OKC /INFN, Pisa /Unlisted /CENBG, Gradignan /Taiwan, Natl. Taiwan U. /Ohio State U. /INFN, Pisa /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /DAPNIA, Saclay /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /Purdue U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /Hiroshima U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /INFN, Padua /Padua U. /DAPNIA, Saclay /ICREA, Barcelona /Barcelona, IEEC /Stanford U. /SLAC /JAXA, Sagamihara /NASA, Goddard /Maryland U., Baltimore County /Toulouse, CESR /Rome U.,Tor Vergata /Banca di Roma /Stanford U. /SLAC /Taiwan, Natl. Taiwan U. /Ohio State U. /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /Royal Inst. Tech., Stockholm /Tsukuba U., GSPAS /Kalmar U. /Stockholm U., OKC /UC, Santa Cruz. Fermi LAT Search for Photon Lines from 30 to 200 GeV. United States: N. p., 2010. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.091302.
Abdo, A A, /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C., Ackermann, M, Ajello, M, /Stanford U. /SLAC, Atwood, W B, /UC, Santa Cruz, Baldini, L, /INFN, Pisa, Ballet, J, /DAPNIA, Saclay, Barbiellini, G, /INFN, Trieste /Trieste U., Bastieri, D, /INFN, Padua /Padua U., Bechtol, K, /Stanford U. /SLAC, Bellazzini, R, /INFN, Pisa, Berenji, B, Bloom, E D, /Stanford U. /SLAC, Bonamente, E, /INFN, Perugia /Perugia U., Borgland, A W, Bouvier, A, /Stanford U. /SLAC, Bregeon, J, Brez, A, /INFN, Pisa, Brigida, M, /Bari U. /INFN, Bari, Bruel, P, /Ecole Polytechnique, Burnett, T H, /Washington U., Seattle, Buson, S, & /Padua U. /Barcelona, IEEC /Stanford U. /SLAC /IASF, Milan /Padua U. /DAPNIA, Saclay /INFN, Perugia /Perugia U. /NASA, Goddard /JAXA, Sagamihara /NASA, Goddard /Maryland U., Baltimore County /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /George Mason U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /Perugia U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /Montpellier U. /Stockholm U. /Stockholm U., OKC /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /Udine U. /INFN, Trieste /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /Stanford U. /SLAC /CENBG, Gradignan /Stanford U. /SLAC /Montpellier U. /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /Ecole Polytechnique /Stanford U. /SLAC /Ecole Polytechnique /Udine U. /INFN, Trieste /Hiroshima U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /INFN, Bari /ASDC, Frascati /NASA, Goddard /Penn State U. /Maryland U. /INFN, Perugia /Perugia U. /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /Stanford U. /SLAC /DAPNIA, Saclay /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /Bonn, Max Planck Inst., Radioastron. /Alabama U., Huntsville /Padua U. /INFN, Padua /ICREA, Barcelona /NASA, Goddard /Ecole Polytechnique /Taiwan, Natl. Taiwan U. /Ohio State U. /Stockholm U., OKC /Royal Inst. Tech., Stockholm /Stanford U. /SLAC /UC, Santa Cruz /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /Stanford U. /SLAC /Hiroshima U. /Waseda U. /Tokyo Inst. Tech. /Wako, RIKEN /Washington U., Seattle /Toulouse, CESR /INFN, Pisa /Stanford U. /SLAC /INFN, Pisa /Stockholm U. /Stockholm U., OKC /INFN, Trieste /Trieste U. /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /CENBG, Gradignan /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /INFN, Perugia /Perugia U. /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /George Mason U. /INFN, Bari /NASA, Goddard /Maryland U. /Stockholm U. /Stockholm U., OKC /Stanford U. /SLAC /Hiroshima U. /JAXA, Sagamihara /NASA, Goddard /Maryland U. /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /Stanford U. /SLAC /Rome U.,Tor Vergata /Stanford U. /SLAC /Denver U. /Montpellier U. /Hiroshima U. /INFN, Pisa /Garching, Max Planck Inst., MPE /Denver U. /JAXA, Sagamihara /Stanford U. /SLAC /CENBG, Gradignan /Montpellier U. /INFN, Perugia /Perugia U. /INFN, Pisa /Montpellier U. /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /INFN, Padua /Padua U. /INFN, Pisa /Innsbruck U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /CENBG, Gradignan /Stockholm U. /Stockholm U., OKC /UC, Santa Cruz /Barcelona, IEEC /Washington U., Seattle /UC, Santa Cruz /Taiwan, Natl. Taiwan U. /Ohio State U. /UC, Santa Cruz /NASA, Ames /UC, Santa Cruz /Stockholm U. /Stockholm U., OKC /INFN, Pisa /Unlisted /CENBG, Gradignan /Taiwan, Natl. Taiwan U. /Ohio State U. /INFN, Pisa /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /DAPNIA, Saclay /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /Purdue U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /Hiroshima U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /INFN, Padua /Padua U. /DAPNIA, Saclay /ICREA, Barcelona /Barcelona, IEEC /Stanford U. /SLAC /JAXA, Sagamihara /NASA, Goddard /Maryland U., Baltimore County /Toulouse, CESR /Rome U.,Tor Vergata /Banca di Roma /Stanford U. /SLAC /Taiwan, Natl. Taiwan U. /Ohio State U. /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /Royal Inst. Tech., Stockholm /Tsukuba U., GSPAS /Kalmar U. /Stockholm U., OKC /UC, Santa Cruz. Fermi LAT Search for Photon Lines from 30 to 200 GeV. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.091302
Abdo, A A, /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C., Ackermann, M, Ajello, M, /Stanford U. /SLAC, Atwood, W B, /UC, Santa Cruz, Baldini, L, /INFN, Pisa, Ballet, J, /DAPNIA, Saclay, Barbiellini, G, /INFN, Trieste /Trieste U., Bastieri, D, /INFN, Padua /Padua U., Bechtol, K, /Stanford U. /SLAC, Bellazzini, R, /INFN, Pisa, Berenji, B, Bloom, E D, /Stanford U. /SLAC, Bonamente, E, /INFN, Perugia /Perugia U., Borgland, A W, Bouvier, A, /Stanford U. /SLAC, Bregeon, J, Brez, A, /INFN, Pisa, Brigida, M, /Bari U. /INFN, Bari, Bruel, P, /Ecole Polytechnique, Burnett, T H, /Washington U., Seattle, Buson, S, and /Padua U. /Barcelona, IEEC /Stanford U. /SLAC /IASF, Milan /Padua U. /DAPNIA, Saclay /INFN, Perugia /Perugia U. /NASA, Goddard /JAXA, Sagamihara /NASA, Goddard /Maryland U., Baltimore County /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /George Mason U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /Perugia U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /Montpellier U. /Stockholm U. /Stockholm U., OKC /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /Udine U. /INFN, Trieste /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /Stanford U. /SLAC /CENBG, Gradignan /Stanford U. /SLAC /Montpellier U. /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /Ecole Polytechnique /Stanford U. /SLAC /Ecole Polytechnique /Udine U. /INFN, Trieste /Hiroshima U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /INFN, Bari /ASDC, Frascati /NASA, Goddard /Penn State U. /Maryland U. /INFN, Perugia /Perugia U. /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /Stanford U. /SLAC /DAPNIA, Saclay /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /Bonn, Max Planck Inst., Radioastron. /Alabama U., Huntsville /Padua U. /INFN, Padua /ICREA, Barcelona /NASA, Goddard /Ecole Polytechnique /Taiwan, Natl. Taiwan U. /Ohio State U. /Stockholm U., OKC /Royal Inst. Tech., Stockholm /Stanford U. /SLAC /UC, Santa Cruz /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /Stanford U. /SLAC /Hiroshima U. /Waseda U. /Tokyo Inst. Tech. /Wako, RIKEN /Washington U., Seattle /Toulouse, CESR /INFN, Pisa /Stanford U. /SLAC /INFN, Pisa /Stockholm U. /Stockholm U., OKC /INFN, Trieste /Trieste U. /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /CENBG, Gradignan /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /INFN, Perugia /Perugia U. /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /George Mason U. /INFN, Bari /NASA, Goddard /Maryland U. /Stockholm U. /Stockholm U., OKC /Stanford U. /SLAC /Hiroshima U. /JAXA, Sagamihara /NASA, Goddard /Maryland U. /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /Stanford U. /SLAC /Rome U.,Tor Vergata /Stanford U. /SLAC /Denver U. /Montpellier U. /Hiroshima U. /INFN, Pisa /Garching, Max Planck Inst., MPE /Denver U. /JAXA, Sagamihara /Stanford U. /SLAC /CENBG, Gradignan /Montpellier U. /INFN, Perugia /Perugia U. /INFN, Pisa /Montpellier U. /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /INFN, Padua /Padua U. /INFN, Pisa /Innsbruck U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /CENBG, Gradignan /Stockholm U. /Stockholm U., OKC /UC, Santa Cruz /Barcelona, IEEC /Washington U., Seattle /UC, Santa Cruz /Taiwan, Natl. Taiwan U. /Ohio State U. /UC, Santa Cruz /NASA, Ames /UC, Santa Cruz /Stockholm U. /Stockholm U., OKC /INFN, Pisa /Unlisted /CENBG, Gradignan /Taiwan, Natl. Taiwan U. /Ohio State U. /INFN, Pisa /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /DAPNIA, Saclay /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /Purdue U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /Hiroshima U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /INFN, Padua /Padua U. /DAPNIA, Saclay /ICREA, Barcelona /Barcelona, IEEC /Stanford U. /SLAC /JAXA, Sagamihara /NASA, Goddard /Maryland U., Baltimore County /Toulouse, CESR /Rome U.,Tor Vergata /Banca di Roma /Stanford U. /SLAC /Taiwan, Natl. Taiwan U. /Ohio State U. /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /Royal Inst. Tech., Stockholm /Tsukuba U., GSPAS /Kalmar U. /Stockholm U., OKC /UC, Santa Cruz. 2010. "Fermi LAT Search for Photon Lines from 30 to 200 GeV". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.091302. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/979950.
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title = {Fermi LAT Search for Photon Lines from 30 to 200 GeV},
author = {Abdo, A A and /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. and Ackermann, M and Ajello, M and /Stanford U. /SLAC and Atwood, W B and /UC, Santa Cruz and Baldini, L and /INFN, Pisa and Ballet, J and /DAPNIA, Saclay and Barbiellini, G and /INFN, Trieste /Trieste U. and Bastieri, D and /INFN, Padua /Padua U. and Bechtol, K and /Stanford U. /SLAC and Bellazzini, R and /INFN, Pisa and Berenji, B and Bloom, E D and /Stanford U. /SLAC and Bonamente, E and /INFN, Perugia /Perugia U. and Borgland, A W and Bouvier, A and /Stanford U. /SLAC and Bregeon, J and Brez, A and /INFN, Pisa and Brigida, M and /Bari U. /INFN, Bari and Bruel, P and /Ecole Polytechnique and Burnett, T H and /Washington U., Seattle and Buson, S and /Padua U. /Barcelona, IEEC /Stanford U. /SLAC /IASF, Milan /Padua U. /DAPNIA, Saclay /INFN, Perugia /Perugia U. /NASA, Goddard /JAXA, Sagamihara /NASA, Goddard /Maryland U., Baltimore County /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /George Mason U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /Perugia U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /Montpellier U. /Stockholm U. /Stockholm U., OKC /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /Udine U. /INFN, Trieste /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /Stanford U. /SLAC /CENBG, Gradignan /Stanford U. /SLAC /Montpellier U. /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /Ecole Polytechnique /Stanford U. /SLAC /Ecole Polytechnique /Udine U. /INFN, Trieste /Hiroshima U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /INFN, Bari /ASDC, Frascati /NASA, Goddard /Penn State U. /Maryland U. /INFN, Perugia /Perugia U. /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /Stanford U. /SLAC /DAPNIA, Saclay /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /Bonn, Max Planck Inst., Radioastron. /Alabama U., Huntsville /Padua U. /INFN, Padua /ICREA, Barcelona /NASA, Goddard /Ecole Polytechnique /Taiwan, Natl. Taiwan U. /Ohio State U. /Stockholm U., OKC /Royal Inst. Tech., Stockholm /Stanford U. /SLAC /UC, Santa Cruz /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /Stanford U. /SLAC /Hiroshima U. /Waseda U. /Tokyo Inst. Tech. /Wako, RIKEN /Washington U., Seattle /Toulouse, CESR /INFN, Pisa /Stanford U. /SLAC /INFN, Pisa /Stockholm U. /Stockholm U., OKC /INFN, Trieste /Trieste U. /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /CENBG, Gradignan /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /INFN, Perugia /Perugia U. /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /George Mason U. /INFN, Bari /NASA, Goddard /Maryland U. /Stockholm U. /Stockholm U., OKC /Stanford U. /SLAC /Hiroshima U. /JAXA, Sagamihara /NASA, Goddard /Maryland U. /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /Stanford U. /SLAC /Rome U.,Tor Vergata /Stanford U. /SLAC /Denver U. /Montpellier U. /Hiroshima U. /INFN, Pisa /Garching, Max Planck Inst., MPE /Denver U. /JAXA, Sagamihara /Stanford U. /SLAC /CENBG, Gradignan /Montpellier U. /INFN, Perugia /Perugia U. /INFN, Pisa /Montpellier U. /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /INFN, Padua /Padua U. /INFN, Pisa /Innsbruck U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /CENBG, Gradignan /Stockholm U. /Stockholm U., OKC /UC, Santa Cruz /Barcelona, IEEC /Washington U., Seattle /UC, Santa Cruz /Taiwan, Natl. Taiwan U. /Ohio State U. /UC, Santa Cruz /NASA, Ames /UC, Santa Cruz /Stockholm U. /Stockholm U., OKC /INFN, Pisa /Unlisted /CENBG, Gradignan /Taiwan, Natl. Taiwan U. /Ohio State U. /INFN, Pisa /Bari U. /INFN, Bari /DAPNIA, Saclay /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /Purdue U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /Hiroshima U. /Stanford U. /SLAC /INFN, Padua /Padua U. /DAPNIA, Saclay /ICREA, Barcelona /Barcelona, IEEC /Stanford U. /SLAC /JAXA, Sagamihara /NASA, Goddard /Maryland U., Baltimore County /Toulouse, CESR /Rome U.,Tor Vergata /Banca di Roma /Stanford U. /SLAC /Taiwan, Natl. Taiwan U. /Ohio State U. /Naval Research Lab, Wash., D.C. /Royal Inst. Tech., Stockholm /Tsukuba U., GSPAS /Kalmar U. /Stockholm U., OKC /UC, Santa Cruz},
abstractNote = {Dark matter (DM) particle annihilation or decay can produce monochromatic {gamma}-rays readily distinguishable from astrophysical sources. {gamma}-ray line limits from 30 GeV to 200 GeV obtained from 11 months of Fermi Large Area Space Telescope data from 20-300 GeV are presented using a selection based on requirements for a {gamma}-ray line analysis, and integrated over most of the sky. We obtain {gamma}-ray line flux upper limits in the range 0.6-4.5 x 10{sup -9} cm{sup -2}s{sup -1}, and give corresponding DM annihilation cross-section and decay lifetime limits. Theoretical implications are briefly discussed.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.091302},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/979950}, journal = {Phys.Rev.Lett.104:091302,2010},
issn = {0031-9007},
number = 9,
volume = 104,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed May 26 00:00:00 EDT 2010},
month = {Wed May 26 00:00:00 EDT 2010}
}