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A Search for Z=-1 Dark Matter Annihilation Products in Cosmic Rays with AMS-01

Astrophysics 2008-09-08 v1

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The majority of mass in the universe has not been observed optically and is termed dark matter. The supersymmetric neutralino provides an interesting dark matter candidate, which may self-annihilate in our galaxy, producing particles visible in the cosmic ray spectrum. During a ten day space shuttle flight, the AMS-01 detector recorded over 100 million cosmic ray events. This analysis searches for the products of neutralino annihilation in the AMS-01 Z=-1 spectrum, and uses the results to place limits on which supersymmetric and dark matter halo distribution models are compatible.

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@article{arxiv.0809.0935,
  title  = {A Search for Z=-1 Dark Matter Annihilation Products in Cosmic Rays with AMS-01},
  author = {Gray Rybka},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.0935},
  year   = {2008}
}

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