A search for possible dark matter subhalos as IACT targets in the First Fermi-LAT Source Catalog
Autor: | Nieto, D., Martínez, V., Mirabal, N., Barrio, J. A., Satalecka, K., Pardo, S., Lozano, I. |
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Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
Popis: | We present a systematic search for potential dark matter subhalos in our Galaxy among the 630 unassociated sources included in the First Fermi-LAT Source Catalog. Assuming a hypothetical dark matter particle that could generate observable gamma-ray photons beyond the Fermi energy range through self-annihilation, we look for reasonable targets for ground-based Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes at energies E > 100 GeV. In order to narrow the origin of these enigmatic sources, we look for their possible counterparts in other wavelengths including X-ray, radio, and optical spectroscopy. We find that the synergy between Fermi and Cherenkov telescopes, along with multiwavelength observations, could play a key role in indirect searches for dark matter. Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, 1 table, 2011 Fermi Symposium proceedings - eConf C110509 |
Databáze: | arXiv |
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