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Some direct detection experiments have recently collected excess events that could be interpreted as a dark matter (DM) signal, pointing to particles in the $\sim$10 GeV mass range. We show that scenarios in which DM can self-annihilate…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-03 Julien Lavalle

The observation of the cosmic 21-cm spectrum can serve as a probe for Dark Matter properties. We point out that the knowledge of the signal amplitude at a given redshift allows one to put conservative bounds on the DM decay rate which are…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2018-06-21 Andrea Mitridate , Alessandro Podo

We find model-independent upper limits on rates of dark matter annihilation in galactic halos. The Born approximation generally fails, while exotic threshold enhancements akin to "Sommerfeld factors" also turn out to be baseless The most…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2010-04-06 Mihailo Backovic , John P. Ralston

In this work we study the constraints on dark matter (DM) annihilation/decay from the Fermi-LAT Isotropic Gamma-Ray Background (IGRB) observation. We consider the contributions from both extragalactic and galactic DM components. For DM…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-04-26 Wei Liu , Xiao-Jun Bi , Su-Jie Lin , Peng-Fei Yin

We refine the constraints on the lifetime of decaying super-heavy dark matter particles (SHDM), with masses ranging from $10^7$ to $10^{15}$ GeV, by analyzing ultra-high-energy (UHE) gamma-ray data. Our approach involves an accurate…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-01-21 Marco Chianese , Ninetta Saviano , Sara Cesare , Vincenzo M. Grieco , Valentina Nasti , Francesca Spinnato , Alessandro Tiano

We present constraints on the density of halo dark matter candidates within the solar circle based on the anisotropy in the high energy gamma-ray background. The known galactic components of the gamma-ray background, in particular the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 R. Chary , E. L. Wright

In this paper we study the detectability of $\gamma$-rays from dark matter annihilation in the subhalos of the Milky Way by the satellite-based experiments, EGRET and GLAST. We work in the frame of supersymmetric extension of the standard…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Xiao-Jun Bi

Several cosmic ray experiments have measured excesses in electrons and positrons, relative to standard backgrounds, for energies from ~ 10 GeV - 1 TeV. These excesses could be due to new astrophysical sources, but an explanation in which…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-11-20 Spencer Chang , Lisa Goodenough

Constraints on the indirect detection of dark matter are usually obtained from observations of astrophysical objects -- the Galactic Center, dwarf galaxies, M31, etc. Here we propose instead to look for the annihilation or decay of dark…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-10-27 Teresa Marrodán Undagoitia , Werner Rodejohann , Tim Wolf , Carlos E. Yaguna

We analyze the impact of Fermi gamma-ray observations (primarily non-detections) of selected nearby galaxies, including dwarf spheroidals, and of clusters of galaxies on decaying dark matter models. We show that the fact that galaxy…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-20 Leanna Dugger , Tesla E. Jeltema , Stefano Profumo

We update our earlier calculations of gamma ray and radio observational constraints on annihilations of dark matter particles lighter than 10 GeV. We predict the synchrotron spectrum as well as the morphology of the radio emission…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2010-10-01 Celine Boehm , Joseph Silk , Torsten Ensslin

Previous attempts at explaining the gamma-ray excess near the Galactic Centre have focussed on dark matter annihilation directly into Standard Model particles. This results in a preferred dark matter mass of 30-40 GeV (if the annihilation…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2014-07-30 Celine Boehm , Matthew J. Dolan , Christopher McCabe

We derive limits on the dark matter annihilation cross section and lifetime using measurements of the AMS-02 antiproton ratio and positron fraction data. In deriving the limits, we consider the scenario of secondary particles accelerated in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-05-25 Bo-Qiang Lu , Hong-Shi Zong

We set an upper limit on the mass of a supersymmetric neutralino dark matter particle using the MicrOMEGAS and DarkSUSY software packages and the most recent constraints on relic density from combined WMAP and SDSS data. We explore several…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 Rudy C. Gilmore

If dark matter annihilates into standard model particles with a cross-section which is velocity dependent, then Local Group dwarf galaxies will not be the best place to search for the resulting gamma ray emission. A greater flux would be…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-16 Andrija Kostić , Deaglan J. Bartlett , Harry Desmond

We estimate the probability of detecting gamma-rays from the annihilation of neutralino dark matter in the substructure of the Milky Way. We characterize substructure statistically based on Monte Carlo realizations of the formation of a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Savvas M. Koushiappas , Andrew R. Zentner , Terrence P. Walker

The public data from the EGRET space telescope on diffuse galactic gamma rays in the energy range from 0.1 to 10 GeV show an excess for energies above 1 GeV in comparison with the expectations from conventional galactic models. This excess…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 W. de Boer

We evaluate dark matter (DM) limits from cosmic-ray antiproton observations using the recent precise AMS-02 measurements. We properly take into account cosmic-ray propagation uncertainties fitting at the same time DM and propagation…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-05-15 Alessandro Cuoco , Michael Krämer , Michael Korsmeier

The Galactic positrons, as observed by their annihilation gamma-ray line at 0.511 MeV, are difficult to account for with astrophysical sources. It has been proposed that they are produced instead by dark matter annihilation or decay in the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-07-09 John F. Beacom , Nicole F. Bell , Gianfranco Bertone

We consider the gamma-ray spectrum from neutralino dark matter annihilations and show that internal bremsstrahlung of W pair final states gives a previously neglected source of photons at energies near the mass of the neutralino. For masses…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-11 Lars Bergstrom , Torsten Bringmann , Martin Eriksson , Michael Gustafsson