Dark Matter Indirect Detection with Gamma Rays

Journal Article · 26 July 2017 · Journal of Physics. Conference Series

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/866/1/012007 · OSTI ID:1374337

Patrick Harding, J. ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Searches for weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) dark matter with gamma-ray instruments are a way to get a unique observational handle on the particle nature of dark matter. I will discuss the details of how to perform these searches, both for annihilating and decaying WIMPs. I will discuss the calculation of the gamma-ray flux from possible sources of dark matter annihilation or decay and show examples of limits which have been calculated using these techniques.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
• Grant/Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1374337
• Alternate ID(s): OSTI ID: 22678543
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-17-26140
• Journal Information: Journal of Physics. Conference Series, Journal Name: Journal of Physics. Conference Series Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 866; ISSN 1742-6588
• Publisher: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English