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Dark Matter spikes around Sgr A* in γ-rays

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arxiv 2303.12107 v2 pith:3NLOUDQU submitted 2023-03-21 hep-ph astro-ph.HE

Dark Matter spikes around Sgr A* in γ-rays

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We use H.E.S.S. $\gamma$-ray observations of Sgr A* to derive novel limits on the Dark Matter (DM) annihilation cross-section. We quantify their dependence on uncertainties i) in the DM halo profile, which we vary from peaked to cored, and ii) in the shape of the DM spike around Sgr A*, dynamically heated by the nuclear star cluster. For peaked halo profiles and depending on the heating of the spike, our limits are the strongest existing ones for DM masses above a few TeV. Our study contributes to assessing the influence of the advancements in our knowledge of the Milky Way on determining the properties of DM particles.

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