2007/11/07 by Pat Scott, Joakim Edsjö, Malcolm Fairbairn · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Annihilation #Astronomy #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics #Dark matter #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Galaxy #Nuclear physics #Physics #Stars #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #Supermassive black hole #WIMP #astro-ph #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1142/9789812814357_0038
6 pages, 2 figures. To appear in the Proceedings of DARK2007, eds. H.V. Klapdor-Kleingrothaus, I. Krivosheina and G. Lewis, World Scientific, 2008
arxiv created 2007/11/07 · openalex publication_date 2008/05/01 · arxiv updated 2017/08/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Recent work has indicated that WIMP annihilation in stellar cores has the potential to contribute significantly to a star's total energy production. We report on progress in simulating the effects of WIMP capture and annihilation upon stellar structure and evolution near supermassive black holes, using the new DarkStars code. Preliminary results indicate that low-mass stars are the most influenced by WIMP annihilation, which could have consequences for upcoming observational programs.