What charged cosmic rays tell us on dark matter [HEAP]

http://arxiv.org/abs/2210.07166


Dark matter particles could be the major component of the haloes of galaxies. Their mutual annihilations or decays would produce an indirect signature under the form of high-energy cosmic-rays. The focus of this presentation is on antimatter species, a component so rare that any excess over the background should be easily detected. After a recap on Galactic propagation, I will discuss positrons, antiprotons and anti-nuclei. For each of these species, anomalies have been reported. The antiproton excess, for instance, is currently a hot topic. Alas, it does not resist a correct treatment of theoretical and data errors.

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P. Salati
Fri, 14 Oct 22
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Comments: Contribution given at the 14th International Conference on Identification of Dark Matter, Vienna, Austria, 18-22 July 2022