dark matter constraints: Soutenance de these (fwd)

[boud]

witam,
   Here are some hints on indirect DM searches (Bartek is
specially interested in this).

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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 21:18:35 +0100 (MET)
> From: Gianfranco Bertone <bertone w iap.fr>
> To: users_all at iap.fr
> Subject: Soutenance de these
> 
> 
> Bonjour,
> 
> 	vous etes cordialement invites a ma soutenance de 
> these, qui aura lieu le Mardi 16 Decembre 2003 a 15h, dans 
> l'amphitheatre de l'Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, ainsi 
> qu'au pot qui suivra.
> 
> Cordialement,
> 
> Gf
> 
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> TITLE
> High Energy Astrophysics: Indirect Detection of Dark Matter
> and Propagation of Ultra-High Energy Heavy Nuclei
> 
> ABSTRACT
> We discuss the prospects of indirect detection of Dark Matter
> through its annihilation radiation in the Galactic halo, under 
> the assumption that it is made of weakly interactive massive 
> particles (WIMPs) and focusing in particular on specific candidates 
> such as the supersymmetric neutralino, the lightest Kaluza-Klein 
> particle in scenarios with unified extra-dimensions, and on generic 
> super-heavy candidates.
> 
> We consider three channels of the annihilation flux from the Galactic 
> center: synchrotron radiation, gamma-ray and neutrino flux. 
> Using the present observations we are able to put constraints on 
> the physical parameters of Dark Matter particles and distribution,
> while the expected sensitivity of future experiments allows us 
> to discuss the prospects of observing Dark Matter candidates in the
> near future. We also study the possibility of using stellar 
> structure arguments and helioseismic observations to constrain
> the properties of \DM particles.
> 
> In the second part we discuss the propagation of ultra-high energy 
> heavy nuclei in an extra-galactic magnetic field, keeping into account 
> all relevant energy losses. We then study numerically such process 
> and use the results of simulations to analyze different models for the
> origin of ultra-high energy cosmic rays recently appeared in literature. 
> 
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> 
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> Gianfranco BERTONE
> Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris
> 98bis Bd Arago 75014 Paris
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> Fax.: +33 (0) 1 44 32 80 01
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