Distinguishing Dark Matter Annihilation Enhancement Scenarios via Halo Shapes

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2009-12-30

arxiv.org/abs/0912.5425v1

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

4 pages, 1 figure

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Sommerfeld enhancement and Breit-Wigner enhancement of the dark matter annihilation have been proposed to explain the "boost factor" which is suggested by observed cosmic ray excesses. Although these two scenarios can provide almost indistinguishable effects on the cosmic ray fluxes, the cross sections of the self-interaction in those enhancement mechanisms are drastically different. As a result, we show that they can be distinguished by examining the effects of the self-interaction on the halo shapes. In Sommerfeld enhancement models with m_phi<100MeV and m_DM<3TeV, the self-interaction can leave observable imprints in the galactic dynamics, while dark matter is effectively collisionless in Breit-Wigner models.

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