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Signatures of Dark Star Remnants in the Galactic Halo
Pearl Sandick, Juerg Diemand, Katherine Freese +1
The very first stars likely formed from metal-free, molecular hydrogen-cooled gas at the centers of dark matter minihalos. Prior to nuclear fusion, these stars may have been suppor…
Dark Stars and Boosted Dark Matter Annihilation Rates
Cosmin Ilie, Katherine Freese, Douglas Spolyar
Dark Stars (DS) may constitute the first phase of stellar evolution, powered by dark matter (DM) annihilation. We will investigate here the properties of DS assuming the DM particl…
Black Holes in our Galactic Halo: Compatibility with FGST and PAMELA Data and Constraints on the First Stars
Pearl Sandick, Juerg Diemand, Katherine Freese +1
10 to 10^5 solar mass black holes with dark matter spikes that formed in early minihalos and still exist in our Milky Way Galaxy today are examined in light of recent data from the…
Supermassive Dark Stars: Detectable in JWST and HST
K. Freese, E. Ruiz, M. Valluri +3
The first stars to form in the history of the universe may have been powered by dark matter annihilation rather than by fusion. This new phase of stellar evolution may have lasted…
Supermassive Dark Stars: Detectable in JWST
Katherine Freese, Cosmin Ilie, Douglas Spolyar +2
The first phase of stellar evolution in the history of the Universe may be Dark Stars, powered by dark matter heating rather than by nuclear fusion. Weakly Interacting Massive Part…
Inelastic Dark Matter As An Efficient Fuel For Compact Stars
Dan Hooper, Douglas Spolyar, Alberto Vallinotto +1
Dark matter in the form of weakly interacting massive particles is predicted to become gravitationally captured and accumulate in stars. While the subsequent annihilations of such…