Particle spectra from dark matter annihilation: Physics modeling and QCD uncertainties

Simone Amoroso; Sascha Caron; Adil Jueid; Roberto Ruiz de Austri; Peter Skands

doi:10.22323/1.392.0028

Particle spectra from dark matter annihilation: Physics modeling and QCD uncertainties

Simone Amoroso
, Sascha Caron
, Adil Jueid
, Roberto Ruiz de Austri
, Peter Skands

School of Physics and Astronomy

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In this talk, we discuss the physics modelling of particle spectra arising from dark matter (DM) annihilation or decay. In the context of the indirect searches of DM, the final-state products will, in general, undergo a set of complicated processes such as resonance decays, QED/QCD radiation, hadronisation and hadron decays. This set of processes lead to stable particles (photons, positrons, anti-protons, and neutrinos among others) which travel for very long distances before reaching the detectors. The modelling of their spectra contains some uncertainties which are often neglected in the relevant analyses. We discuss the sources of these uncertainties and estimate their impact on photon energy spectra for benchmark DM scenarios with m_χ ∈ [10, 1000] GeV. Instructions for how to retrieve complete tables from Zenodo are also provided.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings, Tools for High Energy Physics and Cosmology (TOOLS 2020)
Subtitle of host publication	Lyon, France, November 2-6, 2020
Place of Publication	Italy
Publisher	Sissa Medialab, SRL
Number of pages	14
Volume	392
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22323/1.392.0028 https://doi.org/10.22323/1.392.0028
Publication status	Published - 10 May 2021
Event	Tools for High Energy Physics and Cosmology, 2020 - Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis (IP2I), Lyon, France Duration: 2 Nov 2020 → 6 Nov 2020 https://pos.sissa.it/392/

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Name	Proceedings of Science
Publisher	Sissa Medialab, SRL
ISSN (Print)	1824-8039

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Conference	Tools for High Energy Physics and Cosmology, 2020
Abbreviated title	TOOLS 2020
Country/Territory	France
City	Lyon
Period	2/11/20 → 6/11/20
Internet address	https://pos.sissa.it/392/

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Amoroso, S., Caron, S., Jueid, A., de Austri, R. R., & Skands, P. (2021). Particle spectra from dark matter annihilation: Physics modeling and QCD uncertainties. In Proceedings, Tools for High Energy Physics and Cosmology (TOOLS 2020): Lyon, France, November 2-6, 2020 (Vol. 392). Article 028 (Proceedings of Science). Sissa Medialab, SRL. https://doi.org/10.22323/1.392.0028, https://doi.org/10.22323/1.392.0028

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Amoroso, S, Caron, S, Jueid, A, de Austri, RR & Skands, P 2021, Particle spectra from dark matter annihilation: Physics modeling and QCD uncertainties. in Proceedings, Tools for High Energy Physics and Cosmology (TOOLS 2020): Lyon, France, November 2-6, 2020. vol. 392, 028, Proceedings of Science, Sissa Medialab, SRL, Italy, Tools for High Energy Physics and Cosmology, 2020, Lyon, France, 2/11/20. https://doi.org/10.22323/1.392.0028, https://doi.org/10.22323/1.392.0028

Particle spectra from dark matter annihilation: Physics modeling and QCD uncertainties. / Amoroso, Simone; Caron, Sascha; Jueid, Adil et al.
Proceedings, Tools for High Energy Physics and Cosmology (TOOLS 2020): Lyon, France, November 2-6, 2020. Vol. 392 Italy: Sissa Medialab, SRL, 2021. 028 (Proceedings of Science).

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