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arxiv: 1206.4758 · v2 · submitted 2012-06-21 · 🌌 astro-ph.HE · astro-ph.CO

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PAMELA/Fermi-LAT electron cosmic ray spectrum at sim100 GeV: implication for dark matter annihilation signal in accordance with the 130 GeV γ-ray line

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keywords cosmicdarkmattersignalannihilationelectronelectronsfermi-lat
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Recently, a tentative 130 GeV $\gamma$-ray line signal was identified by quite a few groups. If correct it would constitute a ``smoking gun'' for dark matter annihilations. Interestingly, the spectra of the cosmic ray electrons detected by PAMELA and Fermi-LAT both show tiny wiggle-like structure at $\sim 100$ GeV, which might indicate a weak signal of the annihilation of $\sim 130$ GeV dark matter particles into electrons/positrons with a velocity-weighted cross section $\langle\sigma v\rangle_{\rm \chi\chi\rightarrow e^{+}e^{-}} \sim 4\times10^{-26}~{\rm cm^{3}~s^{-1}}$. The prospect of identifying such a potential weak dark-matter-annihilation electron and/or positron component by AMS-02, a mission to measure the high energy cosmic ray spectra with unprecedented accuracy, is investigated.

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