Indirect Detection of WIMP Dark Matter: a compact review

Abstract

Indirect detection of dark matter particles, i.e. the detection of annihilation or decay products of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles, has entered a pivotal phase as experiments reach sensitivities that probe the most interesting parameter space. This period is naturally accompanied by claims of detection. In this contribution I discuss and compare different probes (gamma-rays, neutrinos and charged cosmic rays) and review the status and prospects of constraints and recent detection claims.

Comments: 13 pages, 5 figures, Invited contribution to "Interplay between Particle and Astroparticle Physics", Queen Mary University of London (UK), 2014