Abstract
We point out that the gamma-ray excesses in the galactic center and in the dwarf galaxy Reticulum II can both be well explained within the simplest dark matter model. We find that the corresponding regions of parameter space will be tested by direct and indirect dark matter searches in the near future.
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Duerr, M., Pérez, P.F. & Smirnov, J. Gamma-ray excess and the minimal dark matter model. J. High Energ. Phys. 2016, 8 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2016)008
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- Beyond Standard Model
- Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM