AbstractUsing the EGRET data and an improved point source analysis, including an energy-dependent point spread function and an unbinned maximum likelihood technique, we have been able to place considerably lower limits on the γ-ray flux from the galactic center region. We also test this method on known sources, the Crab and Vela pulsars. In both cases, we find that our method improves the angular precision of EGRET data over the 3EG catalog.This new limit on γ-rays from the galactic center can be used to test models of annihilating supersymmetric dark matter and galactic halo profiles. We find that the present EGRET data can limit many supersymmetric models if the density of the galactic dark matter halo is cuspy or spiked toward the galactic center. We also discuss the ability of GLAST to test these models.


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    Title :

    Improving the angular resolution of EGRET and new limits on supersymmetric dark matter near the galactic center


    Contributors:
    Hooper, D. (author) / Dingus, B. (author)

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 35 , 1 ; 130-134


    Publication date :

    2003-08-16


    Size :

    5 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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