Speaker: Dr. Xiaoyuan HUANG, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen University
Title: AMS-02 Positron Excess and Three‐body Decaying Dark Matter
Abstract:
Due to the softer energy spectra from the three-body decay, such 
models could potentially explain the AMS-02 positron excess without being 
constrained by the Fermi-LAT gamma-ray data and the cosmic ray anti-proton 
measurements.  We scrutinize over different final state fermions, paying special 
attention to handling of the cosmic ray background and including various 
contributions from cosmic ray propagation with the help of the LikeDM package.  
It is found that primary decays into an electron-positron pair and a stable 
neutral particle could give rise to the AMS-02 positron excess and, at the same 
time, stay unscathed against the gamma-ray and anti-proton constraints.  Decays 
to a muon pair or a mixed flavor electron-muon pair may also be viable depending 
on the propagation models.  Decays to all other standard model fermions are 
severely disfavored.
Time: Dec 27 (Tue) 2:30PM
Venue: Physics Building room 323