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arxiv: 0809.1953 · v1 · submitted 2008-09-11 · ✦ hep-ph · astro-ph

511 keV γ-ray emission from the galactic bulge by MeV millicharged dark matter

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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 virtue of its tiny electromagnetic charge $\epsilon e$. In particular, we constrain parameters of this millicharged particle if the 511 keV cosmic $\gamma$-ray emission from the galactic bulge is due to positron production from this new particle.

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