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PIRSA:15050031

Boosting dark matter indirect detection with black holes

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

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.