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We present a classically scale-invariant model with a confining dark sector, which is coupled to the Standard Model through the Higgs portal. The galactic centre gamma ray excess can be explained in this model by collision-induced dark matter decays to b-quarks. We discuss the possibility to obtain the dark matter relic density through thermal freeze-out, which however requires excessive fine-tuning. We then instead focus on a freeze-in scenario and perform detailed calculations and a parameter scan. We find that the observed relic density and the gamma ray excess can be explained by a wide range of parameters in this model.
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Heikinheimo, M., Spethmann, C. Galactic centre GeV photons from dark technicolor. J. High Energ. Phys. 2014, 84 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP12(2014)084
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