Dark matter local density determination based on recent observations

Understand

The local density of dark matter is an important quantity.

• On the one hand, its value is needed for dark matter direct detection searches.
• On the other hand, a precise and robust determination of the local dark matter density would help us learn about the shape of the dark matter halo of our Galaxy, which plays an important role in dark matter indirect detection searches, as well as in many studies in astrophysics and cosmology.
• There are different methods available to determine the local dark matter density.