DarkCapPy: Dark Matter Capture and Annihilation
Abstract
DarkCapPy calculates rates associated with dark matter capture in the Earth, annihilation into light mediators, and observable decay of the light mediators near the surface of the Earth. This Python/Jupyter package can calculate the Sommerfeld enhancement at the center of the Earth and the timescale for capture-annihilation equilibrium, and can be modified for other compact astronomical objects and mediator spins.
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Astrophysics Source Code Library
- Pub Date:
- November 2020
- Bibcode:
- 2020ascl.soft11005G
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- Software