2009/12/08 by Savvas M. Koushiappas, Koushiappas, Savvas M., Marc Kamionkowski +1
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO) #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) #astro-ph.CO #astro-ph.HE
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0912.1573
To appear in the AIP Proceedings of the CCAPP Symposium 2009
arxiv created 2009/12/08 · openalex publication_date 2009/12/08 · arxiv updated 2010/01/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
Dark matter halos contain a wealth of substructure in the form of subhalos and tidal streams. Enhancements in the dark matter density of these regions leads to enhanced rates in direct detection experiments, as well as enhanced dark matter capture rates in the Sun and the Earth. Direct detection experiments probe the present-day dark matter density, while energetic neutrinos probe the past history of the dark matter density along the solar system's orbit about the Galactic center. We discuss how an elevated energetic neutrino flux can be used to probe the level of substructure present at the Galactic radius of the solar system.