Dark Matter and Indirect Detection in Cosmic Rays

TL;DR

This paper discusses how cosmic rays can be used to indirectly detect dark matter, potentially leading to new particle discoveries similar to past breakthroughs in particle physics.

Contribution

It highlights the potential of cosmic ray studies for dark matter detection and draws parallels with historical particle discoveries.

Findings

Cosmic rays may reveal new particles related to dark matter.

Indirect detection techniques are promising for future discoveries.

Historical context supports the potential of cosmic rays in particle physics.

Abstract

In the early years, cosmic rays contributed essentially to particle physics through the discovery of new particles. Will history repeat itself? As with the discovery of the charged pion, the recent discovery of a Higgs-like boson may portend a rich new set of particles within reach of current and near future experiments. These may be discovered and studied by cosmic rays through the indirect detection of dark matter.