Dark matter inelastic up-scattering with the interstellar plasma: A new source of x-ray lines, including at 3.5 keV

D’Eramo, Francesco; Hambleton, Kevin; Profumo, Stefano; Stefaniak, Tim

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.93.103011

Title: Dark matter inelastic up-scattering with the interstellar plasma: A new source of x-ray lines, including at 3.5 keV

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Authors:: D’Eramo, Francesco; Hambleton, Kevin; Profumo, Stefano; Stefaniak, Tim

Publication Date:: 2016-05-31

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1254882

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0010107

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review D

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Physical Review D Journal Volume: 93 Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    D’Eramo, Francesco, Hambleton, Kevin, Profumo, Stefano, and Stefaniak, Tim. Dark matter inelastic up-scattering with the interstellar plasma: A new source of x-ray lines, including at 3.5 keV.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
Web.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.93.103011.

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                    D’Eramo, Francesco, Hambleton, Kevin, Profumo, Stefano, & Stefaniak, Tim. Dark matter inelastic up-scattering with the interstellar plasma: A new source of x-ray lines, including at 3.5 keV.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.93.103011

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                    D’Eramo, Francesco, Hambleton, Kevin, Profumo, Stefano, and Stefaniak, Tim. Tue .  
"Dark matter inelastic up-scattering with the interstellar plasma: A new source of x-ray lines, including at 3.5 keV".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.93.103011.

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