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041 0 _aEnglish
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100 1 _aSánchez-Conde, Miguel A.
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700 1 _aDoro, Michele
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245 1 0 _aThe Role of Halo Substructure in Gamma-Ray Dark Matter Searches
260 _bMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
_c2020
300 _a1 electronic resource (220 p.)
506 0 _aOpen Access
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520 _aAn important, open research topic today is to understand the relevance that dark matter halo substructure may have for dark matter searches. In the standard cosmological model, halo substructure or subhalos are predicted to be largely abundant inside larger halos, for example, galaxies such as ours, and are thought to form first and later merge to form larger structures. Dwarf satellite galaxies—the most massive exponents of halo substructure in our own galaxy—are already known to be excellent targets for dark matter searches, and indeed, they are constantly scrutinized by current gamma-ray experiments in the search for dark matter signals. Lighter subhalos not massive enough to have a visible counterpart of stars and gas may be good targets as well, given their typical abundances and distances. In addition, the clumpy distribution of subhalos residing in larger halos may boost the dark matter signals considerably. In an era in which gamma-ray experiments possess, for the first time, the exciting potential to put to test the preferred dark matter particle theories, a profound knowledge of dark matter astrophysical targets and scenarios is mandatory should we aim for accurate predictions of dark matter-induced fluxes for investing significant telescope observing time on selected targets and for deriving robust conclusions from our dark matter search efforts. In this regard, a precise characterization of the statistical and structural properties of subhalos becomes critical. In this Special Issue, we aim to summarize where we stand today on our knowledge of the different aspects of the dark matter halo substructure; to identify what are the remaining big questions, and how we could address these; and, by doing so, to find new avenues for research.
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546 _aEnglish
653 _agamma rays
653 _aindirect searches.
653 _asemi-analytic modeling
653 _acosmological model
653 _aindirect dark matter searches
653 _aparticle dark matter
653 _aindirect detection
653 _agamma-rays and neutrinos
653 _agalactic subhalos
653 _aindirect searches
653 _astatistical data analysis
653 _asubhalo boost
653 _adark matter halos
653 _ahalo substructure
653 _astructure formation
653 _adark matter annihilation
653 _adark matter searches
653 _adwarf spheroidal satellite galaxies
653 _agalactic sub-halos
653 _asubhalos
653 _adwarf spheroidal galaxies
653 _agamma-rays
653 _acosmological N-body simulations
653 _adark matter
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