Explaining the DAMPE e+e- excess using the Higgs triplet model with a vector dark matter
Journal
Physical Review D
Journal Volume
97
Journal Issue
6
Date Issued
2018
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Abstract
We explain the e+e- excess observed by the DAMPE Collaboration using a dark matter model based upon the Higgs triplet model and an additional hidden SU(2)X gauge symmetry. Two of the SU(2)X gauge bosons are stable due to a residual discrete symmetry and serve as the dark matter candidate. We search the parameter space for regions that can explain the observed relic abundance, and compute the flux of e+e- coming from a nearby dark matter subhalo. With the inclusion of background cosmic rays, we show that the model can render a good fit to the entire energy spectrum covering the AMS-02, Fermi-LAT, CALET and DAMPE data.
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journal article