Anomalous spectral lines and relic quantum nonequilibrium
arXiv:1609.04576 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.101.043004
Abstract
We describe features that could be observed in the line spectra of relic cosmological particles should quantum nonequilibrium be preserved in their statistics. According to our arguments, these features would represent a significant departure from those of a conventional origin. Among other features, we find a possible spectral broadening that is proportional to the energy resolution of the recording telescope (and so could be much larger than any conventional broadening). Notably, for a range of possible initial conditions we find the possibility of spectral line "narrowing", whereby a telescope could observe a line that is narrower than it is conventionally able to resolve. We discuss implications for the indirect search for dark matter, with particular reference to some recent controversial spectral lines.
14 pages, 5 figures. Updated to match published version
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