A description of the Galactic Center excess in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model

TL;DR

This paper investigates whether neutralino annihilation within the pMSSM can explain the Galactic Center gamma-ray excess, identifying viable parameter solutions consistent with astrophysical and collider data.

Contribution

It introduces an iterative particle filter approach to find pMSSM solutions that fit the gamma-ray excess and align with experimental constraints.

Findings

Identifies neutralino mass ranges that fit the gamma-ray excess.

Provides predictions for upcoming LHC and dark matter detection experiments.

Finds solutions with relic density consistent with cosmological observations.

Abstract

Observations with the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) indicate an excess in gamma rays originating from the center of our Galaxy. A possible explanation for this excess is the annihilation of Dark Matter particles. We have investigated the annihilation of neutralinos as Dark Matter candidates within the phenomenological Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (pMSSM). An iterative particle filter approach was used to search for solutions within the pMSSM. We found solutions that are consistent with astroparticle physics and collider experiments, and provide a fit to the energy spectrum of the excess. The neutralino is a Bino/Higgsino or Bino/Wino/Higgsino mixture with a mass in the range $84-92$~GeV or $87-97$~GeV annihilating into W bosons. A third solutions is found for a neutralino of mass $174-187$~GeV annihilating into top quarks. The best solutions yield a Dark Matter relic density $0.06 < \Omega h^2 <0.13$. These pMSSM solutions make clear forecasts for LHC, direct and indirect DM detection experiments. If the MSSM explanation of the excess seen by Fermi-LAT is correct, a DM signal might be discovered soon.