Constraining the Inner Galactic DM Density Profile with H.E.S.S.
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Galactic Center
3. Spectral Modeling
4. Spatial Modeling
5. Results
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
DM | Dark Matter |
CR | cosmic-ray |
H.E.S.S. | High Energy Stereoscopic System |
GC | Galactic Center |
DRAGON | Diffusion Reacceleration and Advection of Galactic cosmic-rays |
NFW | Navarro–Frenk–White |
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Profile | ||||||
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DM-only | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
GARR-I | 1 | |||||
GARR-I300 | 1 | |||||
GARR-II300 | ||||||
ERIS | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
MOLL | ||||||
EAGLE | 1 | 3 | ||||
McMillan17 | 0– | 1 | 3 | – | – | – |
Benito20 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | – |
Parameters | VIR | Ridge | Diffuse | Halo | IGS |
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Zuriaga-Puig, J. Constraining the Inner Galactic DM Density Profile with H.E.S.S. Astronomy 2024, 3, 114-121. https://doi.org/10.3390/astronomy3020008
Zuriaga-Puig J. Constraining the Inner Galactic DM Density Profile with H.E.S.S. Astronomy. 2024; 3(2):114-121. https://doi.org/10.3390/astronomy3020008
Chicago/Turabian StyleZuriaga-Puig, Jaume. 2024. "Constraining the Inner Galactic DM Density Profile with H.E.S.S." Astronomy 3, no. 2: 114-121. https://doi.org/10.3390/astronomy3020008