TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring MeV Gamma Rays from Dark Matter Annihilation and Evaporating Primordial Black Holes in the GRAMS Experiment
AU - GRAMS Collaboration
AU - LeyVa, Jonathan
AU - Aoyama, K.
AU - Aramaki, T.
AU - Asaadi, J.
AU - Fabris, L.
AU - Ichinohe, Y.
AU - Inoue, Y.
AU - Karagiorgi, G.
AU - Khamgulyan, D.
AU - Kimura, M.
AU - Leyva, J.
AU - Mukherjee, R.
AU - Nakasone, T.
AU - Odaka, H.
AU - Perez, K.
AU - Sakurai, M.
AU - Seligman, W.
AU - Takashima, S.
AU - Tanaka, M.
AU - Tsuji, N.
AU - Yoneda, H.
AU - Yorita, K.
AU - Zeng, J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by Tsuguo Aramaki’s start-up funds from Northeastern University. We acknowledge support from JSPS KAKENHI 610 grant numbers 20K22355 and 20H00153. We also acknowledge support from Barnard College and Columbia University.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/3/18
Y1 - 2022/3/18
N2 - The upcoming GRAMS (Gamma-Ray and AntiMatter Survey) experiment aims to provide unprecedented sensitivity to a poorly explored region of the cosmic gamma-ray spectrum from 0.1-100 MeV, often referred to as the “MeV gap”. Utilizing Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LArTPC) technology to detect these MeV gamma rays, GRAMS has the potential to uncover crucial details behind a variety of processes in multi-messenger astrophysics. Various theories on particle interactions beyond the standard model predict that dark matter annihilations may contribute to the cosmic gamma spectrum via monochromatic gamma emissions (spectral lines), the annihilation of decay products, and the radiation of electromagnetically charged final states (FSR). MeV gamma rays may also be emitted from primordial black holes (PBHs) that are currently gaining interest as candidates for dark matter. By looking for the Hawking radiation from such objects, GRAMS can likely probe for ultra-light PBHs, which theoretically may comprise the majority of dark matter seen in the Universe. Here, we will describe how the analyses of the targeted gamma-ray regime will enable GRAMS to uniquely and complementarily place constraints on low-mass dark matter models.
AB - The upcoming GRAMS (Gamma-Ray and AntiMatter Survey) experiment aims to provide unprecedented sensitivity to a poorly explored region of the cosmic gamma-ray spectrum from 0.1-100 MeV, often referred to as the “MeV gap”. Utilizing Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LArTPC) technology to detect these MeV gamma rays, GRAMS has the potential to uncover crucial details behind a variety of processes in multi-messenger astrophysics. Various theories on particle interactions beyond the standard model predict that dark matter annihilations may contribute to the cosmic gamma spectrum via monochromatic gamma emissions (spectral lines), the annihilation of decay products, and the radiation of electromagnetically charged final states (FSR). MeV gamma rays may also be emitted from primordial black holes (PBHs) that are currently gaining interest as candidates for dark matter. By looking for the Hawking radiation from such objects, GRAMS can likely probe for ultra-light PBHs, which theoretically may comprise the majority of dark matter seen in the Universe. Here, we will describe how the analyses of the targeted gamma-ray regime will enable GRAMS to uniquely and complementarily place constraints on low-mass dark matter models.
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85119117827
SN - 1824-8039
VL - 395
JO - Proceedings of Science
JF - Proceedings of Science
M1 - 552
T2 - 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2021
Y2 - 12 July 2021 through 23 July 2021
ER -