Speaker
Andreas Rappelt
(TUM)
Description
The theoretical interpretation of dark matter experiments is hindered by uncertainties of the dark matter density and velocity distribution inside the Solar System. In order to quantify those uncertainties, we present a parameter that characterizes the deviation of the true velocity distribution from the Maxwell-Boltzmann form. This allows us to bracket, in a model independent way, the impact of the astrophysical uncertainties on the interpretation of esults from direct detection experiments and/or neutrino telescopes. In order to stress the importance of astrophysical uncertainties, we discuss a concrete example by determining the impact of substructure on local dark matter searches.
| Abstract type | RU or CN Highlight Talk (please discuss with Coordinators before) |
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Author
Andreas Rappelt
(TUM)
Co-author
Alejandro Ibarra
(TUM)