PIRSA:13010102

Indirect Searches for Dark Matter with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

Albert, A.M. (2013). Indirect Searches for Dark Matter with the Fermi Large Area Telescope. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/13010102

Albert, Andrea Marie. Indirect Searches for Dark Matter with the Fermi Large Area Telescope. Perimeter Institute, Jan. 18, 2013, https://pirsa.org/13010102 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:13010102,
            doi = {10.48660/13010102},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/13010102},
            author = {Albert, Andrea Marie},
            keywords = {Particle Physics},
            language = {en},
            title = {Indirect Searches for Dark Matter with the Fermi Large Area Telescope},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2013},
            month = {jan},
            note = {PIRSA:13010102 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Andrea Marie Albert Ohio State University

Talk numberPIRSA:13010102
DOI10.48660/13010102
Collection
Talk Type Scientific Series
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Abstract

There is overwhelming evidence that non-baryonic dark matter constitutes ~23% of the energy density of the universe.  Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) are promising dark matter candidates that may produce gamma rays via annihilation or decay detectable by the Fermi Large Area Telescope (Fermi LAT).  A detection of WIMPs would also indicate the existence of physics beyond the Standard Model.  I will present recent results from indirect WIMP searches by the Fermi LAT Collaboration.  I will focus on our recent search for gamma-ray spectral lines from WIMP annihilations with 4 years of data.  There has been recent excitement with the report of a line-like feature localized in the galactic center around 130 GeV.  I will be discussing what our search finds and the systematic checks we've performed on potential signals.