Author(s): Abdo A. A., Ackermann M., Ajello M., Ballet J., Bellazzini R., Bregeon J., Bruel P., Casandjian J. M., Cohen-Tanugi J., Dumora D., Farnier C., Fegan S. J., Fortin P., Grenier I. A., Guillemot L., Guiriec Sylvain, Horan D., Knodlseder J., Lott B., Nuss E., Parent D., Pelassa V., Piron F., Reposeur T., Sgró C., Smith D. A., Starck J. -L., Thayer J. B., Tibaldo L., Vilchez N.
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Physical Review Letters, vol. 104 p.091302 (2010)
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DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.091302
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Abstract:
Dark matter (DM) particle annihilation or decay can produce monochromatic $\gamma$-rays readily distinguishable from astrophysical sources. $\gamma$-ray line limits from 30 GeV 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 $0.6-4.5\times 10^{-9}\mathrm{cm}^{-2}\mathrm{s}^{-1}$, and give corresponding DM annihilation cross-section and decay lifetime limits. Theoretical implications are briefly discussed.
Comments: 6 pages, 1 figure. Accepted for publication by The Physical Review Letters