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The Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal galaxy (Sgr) is investigated as a target for DM annihilation searches utilising J-factor distributions calculated directly from a high-resolution hydrodynamic simulation of the infall and tidal disruption of…

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The Galactic dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs) provide valuable insight into dark matter (DM) properties and its role in galaxy formation. Their close proximity enables the measurement of line-of-sight velocities for resolved stars, which…

If dark matter is composed of weakly interacting particles with mass in the GeV-TeV range, their annihilation or decay may produce gamma rays that could be detected by gamma-ray telescopes. Observations of dwarf spheroidal satellite…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-04-30 Javier Rico

We calculate the effective $J$-factors, which determine the strength of indirect detection signals from dark matter annihilation, for 25 dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs). We consider several well-motivated assumptions for the relative…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-08-04 Kimberly K. Boddy , Jason Kumar , Andrew B. Pace , Jack Runburg , Louis E. Strigari

We discuss the indirect detection of the wino dark matter utilizing gamma-ray observations of dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs). After carefully reviewing current limits with particular attention to astrophysical uncertainties, we show…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2014-10-03 Biplob Bhattacherjee , Masahiro Ibe , Koji Ichikawa , Shigeki Matsumoto , Kohei Nishiyama

We provide new constraints on the dark matter halo density profile of Milky Way (MW) dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs) using the phase-space distribution function (DF) method. After assessing the systematics of the approach against mock…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-05-31 Kevin E. Andrade , Manoj Kaplinghat , Mauro Valli

Dark matter annihilation in dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxies near the Milky Way has the potential to produce a detectable signature in gamma-rays. The amplitude of this signal depends on the dark matter density in a dSph, the dark matter…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-08-09 Eric J. Baxter , Jason Kumar , Andrew B. Pace , Jack Runburg

The distribution of dark matter in dwarf galaxies can have important implications on our understanding of galaxy formation as well as the particle physics properties of dark matter. However, accurately characterizing the dark matter content…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-01 Laura J. Chang , Lina Necib

The search for Dark Matter (DM) has great potential to reveal physics beyond the Standard Model. As such, searches for evidence of DM particles are being carried out using a wide range of techniques, such as direct searches for DM…

The Milky Way (MW) dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxies (dSphs) are particularly intriguing targets to search for gamma rays from Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP) dark matter (DM) annihilation or decay. They are nearby,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-11-10 Alex McDaniel , Marco Ajello , Christopher M. Karwin , Mattia Di Mauro , Alex Drlica-Wagner , Miguel A. Sanchez-Conde

Dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxies are considered the basic building blocks of the galaxy formation process in the LCDM (Lambda Cold Dark Matter) hierarchical cosmological model. These galaxies are believed to be the most dark matter (DM)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-16 P. Assmann , M. Fellhauer , M. I. Wilkinson , R. Smith , M. Blaña

We use numerical simulations to study a formation scenario for dwarf spheroidal galaxies in which their stellar populations are the products of the dissolution of open star clusters and stellar associations within cosmological dark matter…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-15 Paulina Assmann , Michael Fellhauer , Mark I. Wilkinson , Rory Smith

Dwarf spheroidal galaxies are among the most promising targets for indirect dark matter (DM) searches in $\gamma$-rays. The $\gamma$-ray flux from DM annihilation in a dwarf spheroidal galaxy is proportional to the $J$-factor of the source.…

Thanks to instrumental advances, new, very large kinematic datasets for nearby dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxies are on the horizon. A key aim of these datasets is to help determine the distribution of dark matter in these galaxies. Past…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Xiao Wang , Michael Woodroofe , Matthew G. Walker , Mario Mateo , Edward Olszewski

The recently discovered satellite dwarf galaxy Ursa Major III provides a promising opportunity to explore the signatures resulting from dark matter (DM) annihilation, due to its proximity and large J-factor. Owing to the absence of an…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-08-20 Yi Zhao , Xiao-Jun Bi , Su-Jie Lin , Peng-Fei Yin

We compare the dark matter halos' structural parameters derived for four Milky Way dwarf spheroidal galaxies to those of subhalos found in cosmological $N$-body simulations. We confirm that estimates of the mass at a single fixed radius are…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-12-02 Maarten A. Breddels , Carlos Vera-Ciro , Amina Helmi

At present, dwarf spheroidal galaxies satellites of the Milky Way may represent the best astrophysical objects for dark matter (DM) searches with gamma-ray telescopes. They present the highest mass-to-light ratios known in the Universe.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 Miguel A. Sanchez-Conde

We estimate the conventional astrophysical emission from dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxies (dSphs) of the Milky Way, focusing on millisecond pulsars (MSPs), and evaluate the potential for confusion with dark matter (DM) annihilation…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-11-15 Miles Winter , Gabrijela Zaharijas , Keith Bechtol , Justin Vandenbroucke

Dwarf Spheroidal (dSph) galaxies are very promising laboratories for the indirect search for dark matter (DM), due to their low astrophysical background in radio and gamma-ray frequencies. This is convenient when considering Weakly…

Dwarf spheroidal galaxies that form in halo substructures provide stringent constraints on dark matter annihilation. Many ultrafaint dwarfs discovered with modern surveys contribute significantly to these constraints. At present, because of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-09-23 Shin'ichiro Ando , Alex Geringer-Sameth , Nagisa Hiroshima , Sebastian Hoof , Roberto Trotta , Matthew G. Walker