Dark matter signatures in cosmic rays

TL;DR

This paper investigates cosmic ray data over 11 years to identify planetary influences on dark matter signatures, revealing flux modulations that suggest gravitational focusing of dark matter particles by solar system bodies.

Contribution

It introduces a novel analysis linking planetary positions to cosmic ray flux variations, supporting the idea of dark matter streams being gravitationally focused by solar system objects.

Findings

Detected structured flux modulations correlated with planetary positions

Observed similarities with planetary effects in solar and terrestrial data

Suggests gravitational focusing of dark matter particles by planets

Abstract

This study analyzes an 11-year cosmic ray dataset of positrons and antiprotons for planetary dependencies related to gravitationally focused dark matter streams. By projecting event timestamps onto planetary heliocentric longitudes, structured flux modulations are found. The results resemble previously reported planetary relationships in solar and terrestrial observables. This supports the possibility that streaming dark matter particles are focused toward Earth by solar system bodies, including the Moon. The findings suggest further searches using other cosmic ray channels, including existing very high-energy gamma-ray data.