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Detecting interactions between dark matter and photons at high energy colliders
We investigate the sensitivity to the effective operators describing
interactions between dark matter particles and photons at future high energy
colliders via the \gamma+ \slashed{E} channel. Such operators could
be useful to interpret the potential gamma-ray line signature observed by the
Fermi-LAT. We find that these operators can be further tested at
colliders by using either unpolarized or polarized beams. We also derive a
general unitarity condition for processes and apply it to the dark
matter production process .Comment: 13 pages, 8 figure
Primordial black holes from an inflationary potential valley
Primordial black holes (PBHs) could be formed if large perturbations are
generated on small scales in inflation. We study a toy inflation model with a
local minimum. The curvature perturbations are enhanced when the inflaton
passes through the local minimum, with more efficient amplification rate than
that of quasi-inflection point inflation, leading to the production of PBHs on
small scales. The PBHs could comprise the total dark matter in the mass window
--g.Comment: 7 pages,4 figure
Integral and Rxte/Asm Observations on Igr J17098-3628
To probe further the possible nature of the unidentified source IGR
J17098-3628, we have carried out a detailed analysis of its long-term time
variability as monitored by RXTE/ASM, and of its hard X-ray properties as
observed by INTEGRAL. INTEGRAL has monitored this sky region over years and
significantly detected IGR J17098-3628 only when the source was in this dubbed
active state. In particular, at 20 keV, IBIS/ISGRI caught an outburst in
March 2005, lasting for 5 days with detection significance of 73
(20-40 keV) and with the emission at 200 keV. The ASM observations reveal
that the soft X-ray lightcurve shows a similar outburst to that detected by
INTEGRAL, however the peak of the soft X-ray lightcurve either lags, or is
preceded by, the hard X-ray (20 keV) outburst by 2 days. This
resembles the behavior of X-ray novae like XN 1124-683, hence it further
suggests a LMXB nature for IGR J17098-3628. While the quality of the ASM data
prevents us from drawing any definite conclusions, these discoveries are
important clues that, coupled with future observations, will help to resolve
the as yet unknown nature of IGR J17098-3628.Comment: 15 pages, 7 figure, accepted in PAS
Discussion on the Relevance of Old Low-lying Land Reclamation and Soil Liquefaction
Source: ICHE Conference Archive - https://mdi-de.baw.de/icheArchive
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