Fruits of the Universe – Dark matter interpretation of the Fermi GeV excess in a supersymmetric extension of the standard model

by Michael Schmidt (U Sydney)

Thursday 8 Jan 2015, 12:30 → 13:00 Europe/Berlin

Foyer, 1st floor (Excellence Cluster Universe)

Several independent analyses of the Fermi-LAT data observed an excess of gamma rays peaking at 1-3 GeV towards the galactic centre. The origin of this excess is unknown and several explanations in terms of conventional astrophysics, but also dark matter annihilations have been put forward. Assuming its explanation in terms of dark matter annihilations, Michael will discuss how it can be explained within a natural region of parameter space in the Next-to-Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (NMSSM). The audience is cordially invited to discuss and comment. During this 30-minutes lunch event, we will serve drinks and fingerfood. Venue: Cluster building, Foyer 1st floor, Boltzmannstr. 2, Garching