Contributions to cosmic reionization from dark matter annihilation and decay

Dark matter annihilation or decay could have a significant impact on the ionization and thermal history of the universe. In this paper, we study the potential contribution of dark matter annihilation (s-wave- or p-wave-dominated) or decay to cosmic reionization, via the production of electrons, posi...

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Main Authors: Zavala, Jesús (Author), Liu, Hongwan (Contributor), Slatyer, Tracy Robyn (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Theoretical Physics (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2016-10-20T20:18:22Z.
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