2016A&A...590A..71R


Query : 2016A&A...590A..71R

2016A&A...590A..71R - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 590A71-71 (2016/6-1)

Constraints on the presence of a 3.5 keV dark matter emission line from Chandra observations of the Galactic centre.

RIEMER-SORENSEN S.

Abstract (from CDS):

Context. Recent findings of line emission at 3.5keV in both individual and stacked X-ray spectra of galaxy clusters have been speculated to have dark matter origin.
Aims. If the origin is indeed dark matter, the emission line is expected to be detectable from the Milky Way dark matter halo.
Methods. We perform a line search in public Chandra X-ray observations of the region near Sgr A*. We derive upper limits on the line emission flux for the 2.0-9.0keV energy interval and discuss their potential physical interpretations including various scenarios of decaying and annihilating dark matter.
Results. While we find no clear evidence for its presence, the upper flux limits are not inconsistent with the recent detections for conservative mass profiles of the Milky Way.
Conclusions. The results depend mildly on the spectral modelling, and strongly on the choice of dark matter profile.

Abstract Copyright: © ESO, 2016

Journal keyword(s): dark matter - line: identification - Galaxy: center - X-rays: galaxies

Simbad objects: 5

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Number of rows : 5
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
#notes
1 M 31 AGN 00 42 44.330 +41 16 07.50 4.86 4.36 3.44     ~ 13622 1
2 ACO 426 ClG 03 19 47.6 +41 30 54           ~ 2508 1
3 Z 300-12 G 17 20 14.335 +57 55 16.39   12.40 10.6     ~ 1428 1
4 NAME Galactic Center reg 17 45 39.60213 -29 00 22.0000           ~ 16269 0
5 NAME Sgr A* X 17 45 40.03599 -29 00 28.1699           ~ 4970 3

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