Can the dark matter annihilation signal be significantly boosted by substructures?
- A very general cosmological consideration suggests that, along with galactic dark matter halos, much smaller dark matter structures may exist. These structures are usually called `clumps', and their mass extends to 10−6 M ⊙ or even lower. The clumps should give the main contribution into the signal of dark matter annihilation, provided that they have survived until the present time. Recent observations favor a cored profile for low-mass astrophysical halos. We consider cored clumps and show that they are significantly less firm than the standard NFW ones. In contrast to the standard scenario, the cored clumps should have been completely destroyed inside ~ 20 kpc from the Milky Way center. The dwarf spheroidals should not contain any dark matter clumps. On the other hand, even under the most pessimistic assumption about the clump structure, the clumps should have survived in the Milky Way at a distance exceeding 50 kpc from the center, as well as in low-density cosmic structures. There they significantly boost the darkA very general cosmological consideration suggests that, along with galactic dark matter halos, much smaller dark matter structures may exist. These structures are usually called `clumps', and their mass extends to 10−6 M ⊙ or even lower. The clumps should give the main contribution into the signal of dark matter annihilation, provided that they have survived until the present time. Recent observations favor a cored profile for low-mass astrophysical halos. We consider cored clumps and show that they are significantly less firm than the standard NFW ones. In contrast to the standard scenario, the cored clumps should have been completely destroyed inside ~ 20 kpc from the Milky Way center. The dwarf spheroidals should not contain any dark matter clumps. On the other hand, even under the most pessimistic assumption about the clump structure, the clumps should have survived in the Milky Way at a distance exceeding 50 kpc from the center, as well as in low-density cosmic structures. There they significantly boost the dark matter annihilation. We show that at least 70% of the clumps endured the primordial structure formation should still exist untouched in the present-day Universe.…
MetadatenAuthor details: | Anton N. Baushev |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2016/01/018 |
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ISSN: | 1475-7516 |
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Title of parent work (English): | Journal of cosmology and astroparticle physics |
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Publisher: | IOP Publ. Ltd. |
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Place of publishing: | Bristol |
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Publication type: | Article |
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Language: | English |
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Year of first publication: | 2016 |
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Publication year: | 2016 |
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Release date: | 2020/03/22 |
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Tag: | cosmic ray theory; dark matter theory; particle physics - cosmology connection; supersymmetry and cosmology |
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Volume: | 30 |
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Number of pages: | 17 |
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First page: | 12 |
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Last Page: | 18 |
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Funding institution: | Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung through DESY-PT [05A11IPA]; Initiative and Networking Fund of the Helmholtz Association; CONICYT Anillo project [ACT-1122]; Center of Excellence in Astrophysics and Associated Technologies [PFB06] |
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Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Physik und Astronomie |
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Peer review: | Referiert |
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