Phys. Rev. D 71, 083503 (2005) [17 pages]Searching for dark matter with future cosmic positron experimentsReceived 21 September 2004; published 8 April 2005 Dark matter particles annihilating in the Galactic halo can provide a flux of positrons potentially observable in upcoming experiments, such as PAMELA and AMS-02. We discuss the spectral features which may be associated with dark matter annihilation in the positron spectrum and assess the prospects for observing such features in future experiments. Although we focus on some specific dark matter candidates, neutralinos and Kaluza-Klein states, we carry out our study in a model independent fashion. © 2005 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.71.083503
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.71.083503
PACS:
95.35.+d, 11.30.Pb, 95.85.Ry
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