An explanation of the observed excess emissions in our galaxy using the Axion Quark Nugget dark matter model

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An explanation of the observed excess emissions in our galaxy using the Axion Quark Nugget dark matter model Sekatchev, Michael

Abstract

Telescope observations of background radiation in the Milky Way point to an anomalous excess in ultraviolet, microwave, and radio signals. The novel Axion Quark Nugget (AQN) dark matter model may provide an interpretation for this as-yet-unexplained excess. Baryonic matter in the galaxy may collide with antimatter AQNs and annihilate, resulting in an emission of a broad spectrum of electromagnetic radiation similar in form to Bremsstrahlung. This project performs the comparison of AQN annihilation radio emissions with the observed radio haze from WMAP, using a Markov chain Monte Carlo method to produce constraints on the AQN mass range and the dark matter density distribution in our Milky Way. Understanding the source(s) of the excess radiation in our galaxy may bring us a step closer to revealing the exact nature of dark matter.

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Title	An explanation of the observed excess emissions in our galaxy using the Axion Quark Nugget dark matter model
Creator	Sekatchev, Michael
Date Issued	2023-04
Description	Telescope observations of background radiation in the Milky Way point to an anomalous excess in ultraviolet, microwave, and radio signals. The novel Axion Quark Nugget (AQN) dark matter model may provide an interpretation for this as-yet-unexplained excess. Baryonic matter in the galaxy may collide with antimatter AQNs and annihilate, resulting in an emission of a broad spectrum of electromagnetic radiation similar in form to Bremsstrahlung. This project performs the comparison of AQN annihilation radio emissions with the observed radio haze from WMAP, using a Markov chain Monte Carlo method to produce constraints on the AQN mass range and the dark matter density distribution in our Milky Way. Understanding the source(s) of the excess radiation in our galaxy may bring us a step closer to revealing the exact nature of dark matter.
Subject	University of British Columbia. PHYS 449
Genre	Graduating Project
Type	Text
Language	eng
Date Available	2023-05-10
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI	10.14288/1.0432072
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/84626
Affiliation	Science, Faculty of; Physics and Astronomy, Department of
Peer Review Status	Unreviewed
Scholarly Level	Undergraduate
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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