Detecting supersymmetric dark matter in M31 with CELESTE ? Author(s): Nuss E., Moultaka G., Falvard Alain, Giraud Edmond, Jacholkowska Agnieszka, Jedamzik K., Lavalle J., Piron F., Sapinski M., Salati P., Taillet R.
Conference: The SN factory Consortium - SF2A-2002 - Semaine de l'Astrophysique Française (Paris, FR, 2002-06-24) Ref HAL: in2p3-00087404_v1 Ref Arxiv: astro-ph/0212560 Ref. & Cit.: NASA ADS Exporter : BibTex | endNote Abstract: It is widely believed that dark matter exists within galaxies and clusters of galaxies. Under the assumption that this dark matter is composed of the lightest, stable supersymmetric particle, assumed to be the neutralino, the feasibility of its indirect detection via observations of a diffuse gamma-ray signal due to neutralino annihilation within M31 is examined. Comments: Latex, 5 pages, 3 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the French Astrophysical Society, 2002 - GAM |