The mysterious diffuse UV radiation and Axion Quark Nugget dark matter model

TL;DR

This paper suggests that the unexplained diffuse far-ultraviolet background radiation could be caused by dark matter annihilation events within the axion quark nugget model, potentially revealing the nature of dark matter.

Contribution

It proposes a novel explanation linking the FUV excess to AQN dark matter, supported by spectral and intensity consistency with observations.

Findings

AQN emissions match the spectral features of the FUV excess

Intensity levels of AQN emissions are consistent with observed data

Supports the hypothesis that dark matter annihilation contributes to FUV background

Abstract

It has been recently argued [1-3] that there is a strong component of the diffuse far-ultraviolet (FUV) background which is hard to explain by conventional physics in terms of the dust-scattered starlight. We propose that this excess in FUV radiation might be result of the dark matter annihilation events within the so-called axion quark nugget (AQN) dark matter model, which was originally invented for completely different purpose to explain the observed similarity between the dark and the visible components in the Universe, i.e. $\Omega_{\rm DM}\sim \Omega_{\rm visible}$. We support this proposal by demonstrating that intensity and the spectral features of the AQN induced emissions are consistent with the corresponding characteristics of the observed excess of the FUV radiation. If the future studies confirm the puzzling characteristics observed in [1-3] it might unlock a much more deeper and fundamental problem of modern cosmology-- it may reveal the nature of the dark matter.