Cosmic-ray electron anisotropies as a tool to discriminate between exotic and astrophysical sources

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 59-69

  Cernuda, Ignacio ^a  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; ATIC; Dark matter; Fermi LAT; PAMELA; Pulsar

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICAL SOURCES; ATIC; COMPETING MODELS; DARK MATTER; DIPOLE ANISOTROPY; ELECTRON ANISOTROPY; ELECTRON FLUX; ENERGY RANGES; NEW TOOLS;

ASTROPHYSICS; COSMOLOGY; FERMIONS; GALAXIES; GAMMA RAYS;

ANISOTROPY;

EID: 77955579318     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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