Extracting the Gamma Ray Signal from Dark Matter Annihilation in the Galactic Center Region

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2007-11-28

arxiv.org/abs/0711.4621v2

Phys.Rev.D77:063512,2008

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

8 pages, 5 figures. Minor changes, note added. Matches published version

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.77.063512

The GLAST satellite mission will study the gamma ray sky with considerably greater exposure than its predecessor EGRET. In addition, it will be capable of measuring the arrival directions of gamma rays with much greater precision. These features each significantly enhance GLAST's potential for identifying gamma rays produced in the annihilations of dark matter particles. The combined use of spectral and angular information, however, is essential if the full sensitivity of GLAST to dark matter is to be exploited. In this paper, we discuss the separation of dark matter annihilation products from astrophysical backgrounds, focusing on the Galactic Center region, and perform a forecast for such an analysis. We consider both point-like and diffuse astrophysical backgrounds and model them using a point-spread-function for GLAST. While the results of our study depend on the specific characteristics of the dark matter signal and astrophysical backgrounds, we find that in many scenarios it is possible to successfully identify dark matter annihilation radiation, even in the presence of significant astrophysical backgrounds.

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