Abstract
Indirect searches of particle Dark Matter (DM) with high energy Cosmic Rays (CR) are typically affected by large uncertainties. We show that, on the contrary, the DM intrinsic degree of anisotropy in the arrival directions of high energy CR electrons and positrons (CRE) is basically model independent and offers a straightforward criterion to discriminate among CRE from DM or from local discrete sources, like e.g. pulsars. In particular, in absence of the latter, DM sets the maximum degree of total anisotropy. As a consequence, if a larger anisotropy is detected, this would constitute an unambiguous evidence for the presence of astrophysical local discrete CRE sources. The Fermi-LAT will be able to probe such scenarios in the next years.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 012031 |
Journal | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
Volume | 375 |
Issue number | PART 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 12th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics, TAUP 2011 - Munich, Germany Duration: Sep 5 2011 → Sep 9 2011 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy