Fermi Large Area Telescope Search for Photon Lines from 30 to 200 GeV and Dark Matter Implications

Abdo, Aa; Ackermann, M; Ajello, M; Atwood, Wb; Baldini, L; Ballet, J; Barbiellini, G; Bastieri, D; Bechtol, K; Bellazzini, R; Berenji, B; Bloom, Ed; Bonamente, E; Borgland, Aw; Bouvier, A; Bregeon, J; Brez, A; Brigida, M; Bruel, P; Burnett, Th; Buson, S; Caliandro, Ga; Cameron, Ra; Caraveo, Pa; Carrigan, S; Casandjian, Jm; Cecchi, C; Celik, O; Chekhtman, A; Chiang, J; Ciprini, S; Claus, R; Cohen Tanugi, J; Conrad, J; Dermer, Cd; de Angelis, A; de Palma, F; Digel, Sw; Ede, Silva; Drell, Ps; Drlica Wagner, A; Dubois, R; Dumora, D; Edmonds, Y; Essig, R; Farnier, C; Favuzzi, Cecilia; Fegan, Sj; Focke, Wb; Fortin, P; Frailis, M; Fukazawa, Y; Funk, S; Fusco, P; Gargano, F; Gasparrini, D; Gehrels, N; Germani, S; Giglietto, Nicola; Giordano, F; Glanzman, T; Godfrey, G; Grenier, Ia; Grove, Je; Guillemot, L; Guiriec, S; Gustafsson, M; Hadasch, D; Harding, Ak; Horan, D; Hughes, Re; Jackson, Ms; Johannesson, G; Johnson, As; Johnson, Rp; Johnson, Wn; Kamae, T; Katagiri, H; Kataoka, J; Kawai, N; Kerr, M; Knodlseder, J; Kuss, M; Lande, J; Latronico, L; Garde, Ml; Longo, F; Loparco, F; Lott, B; Lovellette, Mn; Lubrano, P; Makeev, A; Mazziotta, Mn; Mcenery, Je; Meurer, C; Michelson, Pf; Mitthumsiri, W; Mizuno, T; Moiseev, Aa; Monte, C; Monzani, Me; Morselli, A; Moskalenko, Iv; Murgia, S; Nolan, Pl; Norris, Jp; Nuss, E; Ohsugi, T; Omodei, N; Orlando, E; Ormes, Jf; Ozaki, M; Paneque, D; Panetta, Jh; Parent, D; Pelassa, V; Pepe, M; Pesce Rollins, M; Piron, F; Raino, S; Rando, R; Razzano, M; Reimer, A; Reimer, O; Reposeur, T; Ripken, J; Ritz, S; Rodriguez, Ay; Roth, M; Hfw, Sadrozinski; Sander, A; Pms, Parkinson; Scargle, Jd; Schalk, Tl; Sellerholm, A; Sgro, C; Siskind, Ej; Smith, Da; Smith, Pd; Spandre, G; Spinelli, P; Starck, Jl; Strickman, Ms; Suson, Dj; Tajima, H; Takahashi, H; Tanaka, T; Thayer, Jb; Thayer, Jg; Tibaldo, L; Torres, Df; Uchiyama, Y; Usher, Tl; Vasileiou, V; Vilchez, N; Vitale, V; Waite, Ap; Wang, P; Winer, Bl; Wood, Ks; Ylinen, T; Ziegler, M.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.091302

Dark matter (DM) particle annihilation or decay can produce monochromatic gamma rays readily distinguishable from astrophysical sources. gamma- ray line limits from 30 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(-9) cm(-2) s(-1), and give corresponding DM annihilation cross-section and decay lifetime limits. Theoretical implications are briefly discussed.

Fermi Large Area Telescope Search for Photon Lines from 30 to 200 GeV and Dark Matter Implications / Abdo, Aa; Ackermann, M; Ajello, M; Atwood, Wb; Baldini, L; Ballet, J; Barbiellini, G; Bastieri, D; Bechtol, K; Bellazzini, R; Berenji, B; Bloom, Ed; Bonamente, E; Borgland, Aw; Bouvier, A; Bregeon, J; Brez, A; Brigida, M; Bruel, P; Burnett, Th; Buson, S; Caliandro, Ga; Cameron, Ra; Caraveo, Pa; Carrigan, S; Casandjian, Jm; Cecchi, C; Celik, O; Chekhtman, A; Chiang, J; Ciprini, S; Claus, R; Cohen Tanugi, J; Conrad, J; Dermer, Cd; de Angelis, A; de Palma, F; Digel, Sw; Silva, Ede; Drell, Ps; Drlica Wagner, A; Dubois, R; Dumora, D; Edmonds, Y; Essig, R; Farnier, C; Favuzzi, Cecilia; Fegan, Sj; Focke, Wb; Fortin, P; Frailis, M; Fukazawa, Y; Funk, S; Fusco, P; Gargano, F; Gasparrini, D; Gehrels, N; Germani, S; Giglietto, Nicola; Giordano, F; Glanzman, T; Godfrey, G; Grenier, Ia; Grove, Je; Guillemot, L; Guiriec, S; Gustafsson, M; Hadasch, D; Harding, Ak; Horan, D; Hughes, Re; Jackson, Ms; Johannesson, G; Johnson, As; Johnson, Rp; Johnson, Wn; Kamae, T; Katagiri, H; Kataoka, J; Kawai, N; Kerr, M; Knodlseder, J; Kuss, M; Lande, J; Latronico, L; Garde, Ml; Longo, F; Loparco, F; Lott, B; Lovellette, Mn; Lubrano, P; Makeev, A; Mazziotta, Mn; Mcenery, Je; Meurer, C; Michelson, Pf; Mitthumsiri, W; Mizuno, T; Moiseev, Aa; Monte, C; Monzani, Me; Morselli, A; Moskalenko, Iv; Murgia, S; Nolan, Pl; Norris, Jp; Nuss, E; Ohsugi, T; Omodei, N; Orlando, E; Ormes, Jf; Ozaki, M; Paneque, D; Panetta, Jh; Parent, D; Pelassa, V; Pepe, M; Pesce Rollins, M; Piron, F; Raino, S; Rando, R; Razzano, M; Reimer, A; Reimer, O; Reposeur, T; Ripken, J; Ritz, S; Rodriguez, Ay; Roth, M; Sadrozinski, Hfw; Sander, A; Parkinson, Pms; Scargle, Jd; Schalk, Tl; Sellerholm, A; Sgro, C; Siskind, Ej; Smith, Da; Smith, Pd; Spandre, G; Spinelli, P; Starck, Jl; Strickman, Ms; Suson, Dj; Tajima, H; Takahashi, H; Tanaka, T; Thayer, Jb; Thayer, Jg; Tibaldo, L; Torres, Df; Uchiyama, Y; Usher, Tl; Vasileiou, V; Vilchez, N; Vitale, V; Waite, Ap; Wang, P; Winer, Bl; Wood, Ks; Ylinen, T; Ziegler, M.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - STAMPA. - 104:9(2010). [10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.091302]