Speaker
Please indicate whether<br>this abstract may be<br>published online<br>(Yes / No)
Yes
Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution
Prof Sergio Colafrancesco, sergio.colafrancesco@wits.ac.za, University of the Witwatersrand
Apply to be<br> considered for a student <br> award (Yes / No)?
Yes
Level for award<br> (Hons, MSc, <br> PhD, N/A)?
PhD
Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?
No
Abstract content <br> (Max 300 words)<br><a href="http://events.saip.org.za/getFile.py/access?resId=0&materialId=0&confId=34" target="_blank">Formatting &<br>Special chars</a>
Annihilation of the supersymmetric neutralino dark matter has consequences across the frequency spectrum, from radio to gamma-rays. Using the sensitivity projections for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) and ASTRO-H Satellite, we determine the detection prospects for neutralino models compatible with FERMI observations of the galactic centre as well as those consistent with the AMS-2/Pamela anti-proton excess. We also examine the consequences of recent gamma-ray excesses observed in the Reticulum 2 dwarf galaxy which throw a dark matter interpretation of the excess into doubt. We demonstrate that both the SKA and ASTRO-H have great potential to probe the radio/X-ray emissions from neutralino annihilation, identifying spectral characteristics containing information about the neutralino mass and annihilation channel. Thus, multi-frequency observation with the next generation of experiments will allow for unprecedented sensitivity to the neutralino parameter space as well as offsetting the individual weaknesses of each observation mode.
