Sommerfeld-enhanced annihilation in dark matter substructure: Consequences for constraints on cosmic-ray excesses

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.86.083534

Title: Sommerfeld-enhanced annihilation in dark matter substructure: Consequences for constraints on cosmic-ray excesses

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Authors:: Slatyer, Tracy R.; Toro, Natalia; Weiner, Neal

Publication Date:: 2012-10-22

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1101641

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review D

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 86; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 1550-7998

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Slatyer, Tracy R., Toro, Natalia, and Weiner, Neal. Sommerfeld-enhanced annihilation in dark matter substructure: Consequences for constraints on cosmic-ray excesses.  United States: N. p., 2012. 
        Web.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.86.083534.

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                    Slatyer, Tracy R., Toro, Natalia, & Weiner, Neal. Sommerfeld-enhanced annihilation in dark matter substructure: Consequences for constraints on cosmic-ray excesses.  United States.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.86.083534.

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                    Slatyer, Tracy R., Toro, Natalia, and Weiner, Neal. Mon .  
        "Sommerfeld-enhanced annihilation in dark matter substructure: Consequences for constraints on cosmic-ray excesses".  United States.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.86.083534.

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  title        = {Sommerfeld-enhanced annihilation in dark matter substructure: Consequences for constraints on cosmic-ray excesses},

  author       = {Slatyer, Tracy R. and Toro, Natalia and Weiner, Neal},

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