Gamma Ray Signals from Dark Matter
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2021) | Viewed by 2121
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Evidence of the existence of dark matter has been mounting for almost 100 years. Strong indications of dark matter’s gravitational influence on our universe range from dwarf galaxies to Large Scale Structure. Most modern theories propose that dark matter is a fundamental particle; however, dark matter’s particle nature remains a mystery. Dark matter cannot be a particle found in the Standard Model, and therefore evidence of interactions between particles and dark matter would be evidence of physics beyond the Standard Model. Several such interactions are expected to produce gamma rays. Since gamma rays point back to their cosmic sources, one often looks for an excess gamma-ray signal from dark-matter-rich targets like dwarf galaxies and the Galactic Center. So far, no conclusive signals have been detected, but current and future experiments are already probing and will probe the most promising dark matter models.
This Special Issue will focus on all aspects of searching for dark matter using cosmic gamma rays. This includes the modeling of the dark matter distribution in targets, current and future experimental searches for gamma rays from dark matter, and theories beyond the Standard Model that predict expected gamma-ray signals from dark matter.
Dr. Andrea Albert
Guest Editor
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