PIRSA:15050031

Boosting dark matter indirect detection with black holes

Shelton, J. (2015). Boosting dark matter indirect detection with black holes. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/15050031

Shelton, Jessie. Boosting dark matter indirect detection with black holes. Perimeter Institute, May. 12, 2015, https://pirsa.org/15050031 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:15050031,
            doi = {10.48660/15050031},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/15050031},
            author = {Shelton, Jessie},
            keywords = {Particle Physics},
            language = {en},
            title = {Boosting dark matter indirect detection with black holes},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2015},
            month = {may},
            note = {PIRSA:15050031 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Jessie Shelton

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Abstract

 Super-massive black holes that grow at the center of dark matter halos distort the dark matter within their zone of influence into a steep density spike.  This spike can give rise to strong enhancements of standard indirect detection signals, and can lead to qualitatively new windows onto the physics of the early universe.   I will talk about potential dark matter signals from the Milky Way's central black hole, some astrophysical caveats, and the possible use of black holes as dark matter accelerators.