Speaker
Christoph Weniger
(University of Amsterdam)
Description
The currently leading hypothesis for dark matter in the Universe are Weakly
Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs), and the best studied example for a WIMP
is the lightest neutralino in supersymmetric theories. Searches for WIMP
self-annihilation products are a promising way to identify these particles for
the first time. Recent data from gamma-ray, radio, neutrino and cosmic-ray
telescopes allow the detailed study of a large number of promising targets.
However, with increasing observational precision it becomes also more and more
challenging to understand astrophysical fore- and backgrounds at the required
level. Here, I will give an overview over some of the recent signal
candidates, the most relevant constraints, and the future of indirect searches
for WIMP dark matter.
Author
Christoph Weniger
(University of Amsterdam)
