An idea for detecting capture dominated Dark Stars
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2009-11-05 v1
Abstract
I discuss an idea which could lead to a methodology for testing the effects of WIMP DM scattering and capture onto primordial stars. It relies on the effects of "life-prolongation" of affected Population III stars, that can slow down nuclear reactions by supporting their own structure with the energy produced by annihilating DM captured inside the star. This can lead to an alteration of the Pair Production SuperNova rate, which could constitute a peculiar signature of the existence of capture Dark Stars.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0906.4106,
title = {An idea for detecting capture dominated Dark Stars},
author = {Fabio Iocco},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.4106},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Proceedings of GGI 2009 conference on Dark Matter, to appear in Nuc.Phys.B