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用Chandra探测深场3.5 keV谱线:10 Ms观测

Searching for the 3.5 keV Line in the Deep Fields with Chandra: the 10 Ms observations

Nico Cappelluti, Esra Bulbul, Adam Foster, Priyamvada Natarajan, Megan C. Urry, Mark W. Bautz, Francesca Civano, Eric Miller, Randall K. Smith

摘要:

在本文中,我们报告了一个系统的搜索约3.5 keV的宇宙X射线背景光谱中使用的$\sim$ 10 MS钱德拉观测对COSMOS遗产和CDFS调查领域的发射线。我们发现一个边缘的证据,在能量$\sim$ 3.51千电子伏的一个功能的意义为2.5-3 $σ$,这取决于选择的统计处理。当使用简单的$Δχ^2$或$10.2\ ^{+0.2}_{-0.4} \times10^{-7}$ ph cm $^{-2}$ s $^{-1}$(当使用MCMC时)时,线强度最佳拟合为$8.8\ \pm\ {2.9}\times10^{-7}$ ph cm $^{-2}$ s $^{-1}$。根据我们对$Chandra$的了解,以及报告的通过其他仪器检测到该线的情况,该线的仪器来源仍然不太可能。但是我们不能排除统计波动,在这种情况下,我们的结果提供了3 $σ$的上限为1.85 $\times$ 10 $^{-6}$ ph cm $^{-2}$ s $^{-1}$。我们讨论的解释,这条观察到的线的铁线背景; S { \sc XVI}电荷交换以及潜在的无菌中微子衰变。我们注意到,我们的检测是一致的,与以前的测量这条线对银河系中心,并可以建模为结果的无菌中微子衰变从银河系的暗物质分布建模为NFW配置文件。对于这种情况,我们估计质量m $_ν\sim$为7.01 keV,混合角sin $^2$(2 $θ$)= 0.83- 2.75 $\times 10^{-10}$。这些推导出的值与星系团的独立估计一致;银河系中心和M31。

英文摘要:

In this paper we report a systematic search for an emission line around 3.5 keV in the spectrum of the Cosmic X-ray Background using a total of $\sim$10 Ms Chandra observations towards the COSMOS Legacy and CDFS survey fields. We find a marginal evidence of a feature at an energy of $\sim$3.51 keV with a significance of 2.5-3 $σ$, depending on the choice of the statistical treatment. The line intensity is best fit at $8.8\ \pm\ {2.9}\times10^{-7}$ ph cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$ when using a simple $Δχ^2$ or $10.2\ ^{+0.2}_{-0.4} \times10^{-7}$ ph cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$ when MCMC is used. Based on our knowledge of $Chandra$, and the reported detection of the line by other instruments, an instrumental origin for the line remains unlikely. We cannot though rule out a statistical fluctuation and in that case our results provide a 3$σ$ upper limit at 1.85$\times$10$^{-6}$ ph cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$. We discuss the interpretation of this observed line in terms of the iron line background; S {\sc XVI} charge exchange as well as potentially from sterile neutrino decay. We note that our detection is consistent with previous measurements of this line toward the Galactic center, and can be modeled as the result of sterile neutrino decay from the Milky Way for the dark matter distribution modeled as an NFW profile. For this case, we estimate a mass m$_ν\sim$7.01 keV and a mixing angle sin$^2$(2$θ$)= 0.83--2.75 $\times 10^{-10}$. These derived values are in agreement with independent estimates from galaxy clusters; the Galactic center and M31.

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