Antideuterons as an indirect dark matter signature: Si(Li) detector development and a GAPS balloon mission

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1349-1353

  Aramaki, T ^a   Boggs, S E ^b   Craig, W W ^b   Fuke, H ^d   Gahbauer, F ^e   Hailey, C J ^a   Koglin, J E ^a   Madden, N ^a   Mori, K ^a   Ong, R A ^c   Yoshida, T ^d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Antideuteron; Antiparticle; Antiproton; Dark matter; Exotic atom; GAPS

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; BALLOONS; COSMOLOGY; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

ANTIDEUTERONS; ANTIPARTICLE; ANTIPROTON; DARK MATTER; EXOTIC ATOMS; GAPS;

GALAXIES;

EID: 77957864535     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2010.06.036     Document Type: Article

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