English
Related papers

Related papers: Weak annihilation cusp inside the dark matter spik…

200 papers

The formation of black holes inevitably affects the distribution of dark and baryonic matter in their vicinity, leading to an enhancement of the dark matter density, called spike, and if dark matter is made of WIMPs, to a strong enhancement…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-22 Mark Wanders , Gianfranco Bertone , Marta Volonteri , Christoph Weniger

The quest to identify the true nature of dark matter remains one of the most pressing challenges in modern physics. We present a novel approach to probe the Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP) paradigm by analyzing density…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-18 Ana Vitória de Almeida Martinheira Braga , Murillo Gregorio Grefener da Silva , Aion Viana

This study reanalyzes the detection prospects of dark matter (DM) annihilation signals in the Galactic Center, focusing on velocity-dependent dynamics within a spike density near the supermassive black hole (Sgr~A$^{\star}$). We investigate…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2024-10-25 MeiWen Yang , Zhi-Qi Guo , Xiao-Yi Luo , Zhao-Qiang Shen , Zi-Qing Xia , Chih-Ting Lu , Yue-Lin Sming Tsai , Yi-Zhong Fan

We use a Monte Carlo code to calculate the geodesic orbits of test particles around Kerr black holes, generating a distribution function of both bound and unbound populations of dark matter particles. From this distribution function, we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-23 Jeremy D. Schnittman

The prospects of indirect detection of dark matter at the galactic center depend sensitively on the mass profile within the inner parsec. We calculate the distribution of dark matter on sub-parsec scales by integrating the time-dependent…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Gianfranco Bertone , David Merritt

We consider the steady-state density and velocity dispersion profiles of collisionless matter around a Schwarzschild black hole (BH) and its associated rate of accretion onto the BH. We treat matter, which could be stars or dark matter…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-10-25 Stuart L. Shapiro

Annihilations of weakly interacting dark matter particles provide an important signature for the possibility of indirect detection of dark matter in galaxy halos. These self-annihilations can be greatly enhanced in the vicinity of a massive…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 G. Bertone , G. Sigl , J. Silk

Primordial black holes (PBHs) are very appealing dark matter (DM) candidates. It is highly plausible though, should they exist, that they would not make up all of the DM. Several studies showed that if the rest of DM is made of thermal…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-11-24 Julien Lavalle , Pierre Salati

We add black holes to nonrotating, spherical galaxy models, with the assumption that the black-hole growth is slow compared with the dynamical time but fast compared with the relaxation time. The outcome differs depending on whether the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-04-29 Gerald D. Quinlan , Lars Hernquist , Steinn Sigurdsson

Primordial black holes (PBHs) can form spike density halos through the accretion of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs). In these halos, the enhanced density significantly boosts the annihilation rate of WIMPs. For Majorana dark…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-05 Shibsankar Si , Pravin Kumar Natwariya , Alekha C. Nayak

Precise measurements of the stellar orbits around Sagittarius A* have established the existence of a supermassive black hole (SMBH) at the Galactic centre (GC). Due to the interplay between the SMBH and dark matter (DM), the DM density…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-11-23 Zhao-Qiang Shen , Guan-Wen Yuan , Cheng-Zi Jiang , Yue-Lin Sming Tsai , Qiang Yuan , Yi-Zhong Fan

The presence of dark matter (DM) is suggested by a wealth of astrophysical and cosmological measurements. However, its underlying nature is yet unknown. Among the most promising candidates are weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs):…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-08-25 A. Montanari , E. Moulin , D. Malyshev

The supermassive black hole at the center of M87 could redistribute dark matter particles within its sphere of influence, creating a high-density region known as a density spike. This spike can significantly enhance dark matter annihilation…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-09-10 Mehrdad Phoroutan-Mehr , Hai-Bo Yu

In this paper we consider dark matter particle annihilation in the gravitational field of black holes. We obtain exact distribution function of the infalling dark matter particles, and compute the resulting flux and spectra of gamma rays…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-08 A. N. Baushev

We conduct a comprehensive analysis of potential annihilation processes of light dark matter (DM) in minimal Higgs portal models near supermassive black hole (Sgr A$^{\star}$) in the Galactic Center, considering interactions between DM…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-01-14 Chih-Ting Lu , Xiao-Yi Luo , Zi-Qing Xia

If cold dark matter is present at the galactic center, as in current models of the dark halo, it is accreted by the central black hole into a dense spike. Particle dark matter then annihilates strongly inside the spike, making it a compact…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Paolo Gondolo , Joseph Silk

Our Galaxy resides in the center of a vast "Halo" of Dark Matter (DM). This concentration produces, in many viable particle physics models, an indirect Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP) annihilation signal that peaks in the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-03-17 Brandon Anderson

The adiabatic growth of a black hole (BH) may enhance the dark matter (DM) density surrounding it, causing a spike in the DM density profile. The spike around the supermassive BH at the center of the Milky Way may lead to a dramatic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-03-16 Tian-Ci Liu , Ji-Gui Cheng , Yun-Feng Liang , En-Wei Liang

In the galactic core, when the scale of dark matter is small, the distribution of dark matter is that of a constant density dark matter core.Considering the case of a supermassive black hole coupled to a constant density dark matter core,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-02-22 Min Zhao , Meirong Tang , Zhaoyi Xu

We propose an analytical method to describe a matter density profile near a galaxy center. The description is based on the study of the distribution function of particles over possible trajectories. We establish a relation between the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-11-17 A. D. Kapustin , S. A. Paston