- Main
Section on prospects for dark matter detection of the white paper on the status and future of ground-based TeV gamma-ray astronomy.
- Author(s): Byrum, K
- Horan, D
- Tait, T
- Wanger, R
- Zaharijas, G
- Buckley, J
- Baltz, EA
- Bertone, G
- Dingus, B
- Fegan, S
- Ferrer, F
- Gondolo, P
- Hall, J
- Hooper, D
- Horan, D
- Koushiappas, S
- Krawczynksi, H
- LeBohec, S
- Pohl, M
- Profumo, S
- Silk, J
- Vassilev, V
- Wood, M
- Wakely, S
- FNAL
- Insti. d' Astrophysique
- LANL
- et al.
Abstract
This is a report on the findings of the dark matter science working group for the white paper on the status and future of TeV gamma-ray astronomy. The white paper was commissioned by the American Physical Society, and the full white paper can be found on astro-ph (arXiv:0810.0444). This detailed section discusses the prospects for dark matter detection with future gamma-ray experiments, and the complementarity of gamma-ray measurements with other indirect, direct or accelerator-based searches. We conclude that any comprehensive search for dark matter should include gamma-ray observations, both to identify the dark matter particle (through the charac- teristics of the gamma-ray spectrum) and to measure the distribution of dark matter in galactic halos.
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