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矮球状星系中暗物质轮廓和湮灭:当前和未来gamma-ray观测站的展望-I。经典的dSphs

Dark matter profiles and annihilation in dwarf spheroidal galaxies: prospectives for present and future gamma-ray observatories - I. The classical dSphs

A. Charbonnier, C. Combet, M. Daniel, S. Funk, J. A. Hinton, D. Maurin, C. Power, J. I. Read, S. Sarkar, M. G. Walker, M. I. Wilkinson

摘要:

由于矮球状星系具有较大的动态质光比,它们是γ射线中间接探测暗物质的理想目标。我们研究他们的探测能力,目前和未来的伽马射线天文台。我们分析的关键创新特征是:(i)我们考虑了dSphs的角度大小;虽然附近的物体具有更高的伽马射线通量,但它们更大的角度范围可能使它们对背景主导的仪器不那么有吸引力。(ii)我们推导出DM配置文件和天体物理J-因子(参数化预期的伽马射线通量,独立于DM粒子模型的选择)的经典dSphs直接从光度和运动学数据。我们假设很少的DM配置文件,建模这是一个光滑的分裂幂律分布,有和没有子块。(iii)我们使用马尔可夫链蒙特卡罗(MCMC)技术,边缘化的未知参数,并确定我们推导的J-因子模型和测量不确定性的敏感性。(iv)我们使用模拟DM配置文件,以证明我们的J-因子测定恢复正确的解决方案在我们引用的不确定性。我们的主要发现是:(i)dSphs中的子块并不能有效地增强信号;(ii)大气切伦科夫望远镜对20 kpc内具有核心晕的dSphs的灵敏度可能比假设它们是点状的估计差约50倍。即使对于星载费米LAT,对于长时间曝光,在相关角度尺度上的灵敏度也显著降低,因此在选择目标时考虑dSphs的角度范围至关重要;(iii)目前的数据没有排除糖尿病的可能性,但是使用内部暗物质尖点斜率0 <= gamma <= 1的先验,因子估计精确到几个因子,如果适当的角度尺度[删节]

英文摘要:

Due to their large dynamical mass-to-light ratios, dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs) are promising targets for the indirect detection of dark matter (DM) in gamma-rays. We examine their detectability by present and future gamma-ray observatories. The key innovative features of our analysis are: (i) We take into account the angular size of the dSphs; while nearby objects have higher gamma ray flux, their larger angular extent can make them less attractive targets for background-dominated instruments. (ii) We derive DM profiles and the astrophysical J-factor (which parameterises the expected gamma-ray flux, independently of the choice of DM particle model) for the classical dSphs directly from photometric and kinematic data. We assume very little about the DM profile, modelling this as a smooth split-power law distribution, with and without sub-clumps. (iii) We use a Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) technique to marginalise over unknown parameters and determine the sensitivity of our derived J-factors to both model and measurement uncertainties. (iv) We use simulated DM profiles to demonstrate that our J-factor determinations recover the correct solution within our quoted uncertainties. Our key findings are: (i) Sub-clumps in the dSphs do not usefully boost the signal; (ii) The sensitivity of atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes to dSphs within 20 kpc with cored halos can be up to ~50 times worse than when estimated assuming them to be point-like. Even for the satellite-borne Fermi-LAT the sensitivity is significantly degraded on the relevant angular scales for long exposures, hence it is vital to consider the angular extent of the dSphs when selecting targets; (iii) No DM profile has been ruled out by current data, but using a prior on the inner dark matter cusp slope 0<=gamma<=1 provides J-factor estimates accurate to a factor of a few if an appropriate angular scale [abridged]

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