Journal Articles Physical Review Letters Year : 2010

Fermi LAT Search for Photon Lines from 30 to 200 GeV and Dark Matter Implications

Aous A. Abdo , Markus Ackermann , Marco Ajello , William B. Atwood , Luca Baldini , Jean Ballet (1) , Guido Barbiellini , D. Bastieri , K. Bechtol , R. Bellazzini (1) , B. Berenji , E. D. Bloom , E. Bonamente , A. W. Borgland , A. Bouvier , J. Bregeon (2) , A. Brez , M. Brigida , Pascal Bruel (3) , T. H. Burnett , S. Buson , G. A. Caliandro , R. A. Cameron , P. A. Caraveo , S. Carrigan , J. M. Casandjian (1) , C. Cecchi , O. C. Elik , A. Chekhtman , J. Chiang , S. Ciprini , R. Claus , J. Cohen-Tanugi (4) , J. Conrad , C. D. Dermer , A. de Angelis , F. de Palma , S. W. Digel , E. Do Couto E Silva , P. S. Drell , A. Drlica-Wagner , R. Dubois , D. Dumora (2) , Y. Edmonds , R. Essig , C. Farnier (4) , C. Favuzzi , S. J. Fegan (3) , W. B. Focke , P. Fortin (3) , M. Frailis , Y. Fukazawa , S. Funk , P. Fusco , F. Gargano , D. Gasparrini , N. Gehrels , S. Germani , N. Giglietto , F. Giordano , T. Glanzman , G. Godfrey , I. A. Grenier (1) , J. E. Grove , L. Guillemot (2) , S. Guiriec (4) , M. Gustafsson , D. Hadasch , A. K. Harding , D. Horan (3) , R. E. Hughes , M. S. Jackson , G. J . Ohannesson , A. S. Johnson , R. P. Johnson , W. N. Johnson , T. Kamae , H. Katagiri , J. Kataoka , N. Kawai , M. Kerr , Jürgen Knödlseder (5) , M. Kuss , J. Lande , L. Latronico , M. Llena Garde , F. Longo , F. Loparco , B. Lott (2) , M. N. Lovellette , P. Lubrano , A. Makeev , M. N. Mazziotta , J. E. Mcenery , C. Meurer , P. F. Michelson , W. Mitthumsiri , T. Mizuno , A. A. Moiseev , C. Monte , M. E. Monzani , A. Morselli , I. V. Moskalenko , S. Murgia , P. L. Nolan , J. P. Norris , E. Nuss (4) , T. Ohsugi , N. Omodei , E. Orlando , J. F. Ormes , M. Ozaki , D. Paneque , J. H. Panetta , D. Parent (2) , V. Pelassa (4) , M. Pepe , M. Pesce-Rollins , F. Piron (4) , S. Rainó , R. Rando , M. Razzano , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , T. Reposeur (2) , J. Ripken , S. Ritz , A. Y. Rodriguez , M. Roth , H. F. -W. Sadrozinski , A. Sander , P. M. Saz Parkinson , J. D. Scargle , T. L. Schalk , A. Sellerholm , C. Sgró (3) , E. J. Siskind , D. A. Smith (2) , P. D. Smith , G. Spandre , P. Spinelli , Jean-Luc Starck (1) , M. S. Strickman , D. J. Suson , H. Tajima , H. Takahashi , T. Tanaka , J. B. Thayer (1) , J. G. Thayer , L. Tibaldo (1) , D. F. Torres , Y. Uchiyama , T. L. Usher , V. Vasileiou , N. Vilchez (5) , V. Vitale , A. P. Waite , P. Wang , B. L. Winer , K. S. Wood , T. Ylinen , M. Ziegler
Aous A. Abdo
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Markus Ackermann
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Marco Ajello
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William B. Atwood
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Luca Baldini
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Guido Barbiellini
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D. Bastieri
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K. Bechtol
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B. Berenji
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E. D. Bloom
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E. Bonamente
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A. W. Borgland
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A. Bouvier
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A. Brez
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M. Brigida
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T. H. Burnett
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S. Buson
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G. A. Caliandro
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R. A. Cameron
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P. A. Caraveo
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S. Carrigan
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C. Cecchi
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O. C. Elik
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A. Chekhtman
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J. Chiang
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S. Ciprini
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R. Claus
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J. Conrad
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C. D. Dermer
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A. de Angelis
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F. de Palma
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S. W. Digel
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E. Do Couto E Silva
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P. S. Drell
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A. Drlica-Wagner
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R. Dubois
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Y. Edmonds
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R. Essig
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C. Favuzzi
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S. J. Fegan
W. B. Focke
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M. Frailis
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Y. Fukazawa
S. Funk
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P. Fusco
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F. Gargano
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D. Gasparrini
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N. Gehrels
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S. Germani
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N. Giglietto
F. Giordano
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T. Glanzman
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G. Godfrey
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J. E. Grove
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M. Gustafsson
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D. Hadasch
A. K. Harding
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R. E. Hughes
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M. S. Jackson
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G. J . Ohannesson
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A. S. Johnson
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R. P. Johnson
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W. N. Johnson
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T. Kamae
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H. Katagiri
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J. Kataoka
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N. Kawai
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M. Kerr
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M. Kuss
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J. Lande
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L. Latronico
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M. Llena Garde
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F. Longo
F. Loparco
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B. Lott
M. N. Lovellette
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P. Lubrano
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A. Makeev
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M. N. Mazziotta
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J. E. Mcenery
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C. Meurer
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P. F. Michelson
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W. Mitthumsiri
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T. Mizuno
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A. A. Moiseev
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C. Monte
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M. E. Monzani
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A. Morselli
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I. V. Moskalenko
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S. Murgia
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P. L. Nolan
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J. P. Norris
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T. Ohsugi
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N. Omodei
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E. Orlando
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J. F. Ormes
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M. Ozaki
D. Paneque
J. H. Panetta
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M. Pepe
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M. Pesce-Rollins
S. Rainó
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R. Rando
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M. Razzano
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A. Reimer
O. Reimer
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J. Ripken
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S. Ritz
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A. Y. Rodriguez
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M. Roth
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H. F. -W. Sadrozinski
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A. Sander
P. M. Saz Parkinson
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J. D. Scargle
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T. L. Schalk
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A. Sellerholm
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E. J. Siskind
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P. D. Smith
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G. Spandre
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P. Spinelli
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Jean-Luc Starck
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M. S. Strickman
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D. J. Suson
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H. Tajima
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H. Takahashi
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T. Tanaka
J. G. Thayer
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D. F. Torres
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Y. Uchiyama
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T. L. Usher
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V. Vasileiou
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V. Vitale
A. P. Waite
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P. Wang
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B. L. Winer
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K. S. Wood
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T. Ylinen
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M. Ziegler
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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.

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in2p3-00473682 , version 1 (16-04-2010)

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Aous A. Abdo, Markus Ackermann, Marco Ajello, William B. Atwood, Luca Baldini, et al.. Fermi LAT Search for Photon Lines from 30 to 200 GeV and Dark Matter Implications. Physical Review Letters, 2010, 104, pp.091302. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.091302⟩. ⟨in2p3-00473682⟩
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