Published August 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Dark Matter, Cosmic Rays and Neutrinos: status circa 2010

  • 1. CNRS Institut de Physique Theorique, Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
  • 2. CERN Theory Division, CH-1211 Geneve (Switzerland)

Description

Dark Matter constitutes more that 80% of the total amount of matter in the Universe, yet almost nothing is known about its nature. A powerful investigation technique is that of searching for the products of annihilations of Dark Matter particles in the galactic halo, on top of the ordinary cosmic rays. Recent data from the PAMELA and FERMI satellites and a number of balloon experiments have reported unexpected excesses in the measured fluxes of cosmic rays. Are these the first direct evidences for Dark Matter? If yes, which DM models and candidates can explain these anomalies (in terms of annihilations) and what do they imply for future searches and model building? What are the constraints from gamma rays and neutrino measurements?

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2011.04.110

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2011.04.110;
PII
S0920-5632(11)00349-5;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
Journal Volume
217
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 237-242
ISSN
0920-5632
CODEN
NPBSE7

Conference

Title
Neutrino Oscillation Workshop
Acronym
NOW 2010
Dates
5-11 Sep 2010
Place
Otranto (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43070013
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ANNIHILATION; BALLOONS; COSMIC RADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; NEUTRINOS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; SATELLITES; UNIVERSE
Descriptors DEC
AIRCRAFT; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; INTERACTIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATTER; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; RADIATIONS

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