Gamma-rays from Dark Matter Annihilation in the Central Region of the Galaxy
In this article, we review the prospects for the FERMI satellite (formerly known as GLAST) to detect gamma-rays from dark matter annihilations in the Central Region of the Milky Way, in light of the recent observations and discoveries of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes. While the existence of significant astrophysical backgrounds in this part of the sky limits FERMI's discovery potential to some degree, this can be mitigated by exploiting the peculiar energy spectrum and angular distribution of the dark matter annihilation signal relative to those of astrophysical backgrounds.
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- OSTI ID:
- 951357
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-PUB-09-045-A; arXiv eprint number arXiv:0902.2539; TRN: US0902212
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Invited talk at International School on Astroparticle Physics: Dark Matter in Astrophysics and Particle Physics (ISAPP 2008), Madrid, Spain, 21 Jun - 1 Jul 2008
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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