Ponente
Martin Vollmann
(TU Munich)
Descripción
One of the key predictions of the "WIMP" paradigm for Dark Matter (DM) is that DM particles can annihilate into charged particles. These annihilations will proceed in e.g. Galactic subhalos such as dwarf Galaxies or, as recently pointed out, high velocity clouds such as the "Smith" cloud. In this talk I will argue that among the several messengers of the DM annihilations occurring in the Smith cloud, radio signals stand out. By using HI, HII and Faraday rotation data one obtains limits on the annihilation cross section that are stronger than the ones corresponding to other messengers. I will also discuss the applicability and the prospects of these ideas in big data radio surveys such as LOFAR and SKA.
Autor primario
Martin Vollmann
(TU Munich)
