Indirect searches for dark matter with the Fermi large area telescope

Journal Article · Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Physics Procedia

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.004· OSTI ID:1192019

Albert, Andrea ^[1]

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1. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA (United States)

There is overwhelming evidence that non-baryonic dark matter constitutes ~ 27% of the energy density of the Universe. Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) are promising dark matter candidates that may produce γ rays via annihilation or decay detectable by the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT). A detection of WIMPs would also indicate the existence of physics beyond the Standard Model. We present recent results from the two cleanest indirect WIMP searches by the Fermi-LAT Collaboration: searches for γ-ray spectral lines and γ-ray emission associated with Milky Way dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxies.

• Research Organization: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC)
• Contributing Organization: Fermi-LAT Collaboration
• OSTI ID: 1192019
• Journal Information: Physics Procedia, Vol. 61, Issue C; ISSN 1875-3892
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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