Optimal angular window for observing dark matter annihilation from the Galactic Center region: The case of gamma-ray lines

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 380-385

  Serpico, Pasquale D ^a   Zaharijas, Gabrijela ^b  

^a FERMI NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dark matter; Galactic halo; Gamma rays

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; GAMMA RAYS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; WINDOWS;

ANNIHILATION SIGNALS; BEST STRATEGY; DARK MATTER (DM); DARK MATTER ANNIHILATION (DMA); GALACTIC CENTER (GC); GALACTIC CENTER REGION; GAMMA-RAY LINES; GENERAL (CO); GEOMETRIC FACTORS; NON-TRIVIAL; OPTIMAL SIZE; WINDOW SIZES;

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 46749146063     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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