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Strong constraints on decay and annihilation of dark matter from heating of gas-rich dwarf galaxies

Strong constraints on decay and annihilation of dark matter from heating of gas-rich dwarf galaxies

Gas-rich dwarf galaxies located outside the virial radius of their host are relatively pristine systems and have ultra-low gas cooling rates. This makes them very sensitive to heat injection by annihilation or decay of dark matter (DM). Such dwarfs are particularly sensitive to DM producing e$^\pm$ with energies 1$-$100 MeV …