Exploring sub-GeV Dark Matter Physics with Cosmic Ray and Future Telescopes

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Hauptverfasser: Wang, Guansen, Su, Bing-Yu, Zu, Lei, Feng, Lei
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author Wang, Guansen
Su, Bing-Yu
Zu, Lei
Feng, Lei
author_facet Wang, Guansen
Su, Bing-Yu
Zu, Lei
Feng, Lei
contents If sub-GeV Dark matter(DM) annihilates to the charged particles such as $e^+ e^-$, $μ^+ μ^-$, or $π^+ π^-$, it generates an additional source of electrons and positrons in the cosmic ray (CR) population within our Milky Way. During propagation, these secondary electrons and positrons undergo reacceleration processes, boosting their energies to the GeV scale. Observatories like AMS-02 can detect these high-energy particles, enabling constraints on the properties of sub-GeV DM. By analyzing AMS-02 electron and positron data, the 95\% upper limits on the DM annihilation cross-section have been established in the range of $10^{-28}$ to $10^{-27}$ cm$^3\,$s$^{-1}$, corresponding to DM masses ranging from 100 MeV to 1 GeV. Meanwhile, MeV telescopes will provide complementary constraints on DM properties by detecting photon emissions from such annihilation processes. Notably, the sensitivity of future MeV gamma-ray observatories is projected to approach or match the constraints derived from CR data.
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spellingShingle Exploring sub-GeV Dark Matter Physics with Cosmic Ray and Future Telescopes
Wang, Guansen
Su, Bing-Yu
Zu, Lei
Feng, Lei
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
If sub-GeV Dark matter(DM) annihilates to the charged particles such as $e^+ e^-$, $μ^+ μ^-$, or $π^+ π^-$, it generates an additional source of electrons and positrons in the cosmic ray (CR) population within our Milky Way. During propagation, these secondary electrons and positrons undergo reacceleration processes, boosting their energies to the GeV scale. Observatories like AMS-02 can detect these high-energy particles, enabling constraints on the properties of sub-GeV DM. By analyzing AMS-02 electron and positron data, the 95\% upper limits on the DM annihilation cross-section have been established in the range of $10^{-28}$ to $10^{-27}$ cm$^3\,$s$^{-1}$, corresponding to DM masses ranging from 100 MeV to 1 GeV. Meanwhile, MeV telescopes will provide complementary constraints on DM properties by detecting photon emissions from such annihilation processes. Notably, the sensitivity of future MeV gamma-ray observatories is projected to approach or match the constraints derived from CR data.
title Exploring sub-GeV Dark Matter Physics with Cosmic Ray and Future Telescopes
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.22148