# Unique probe of dark matter in the core of M87 with the Event Horizon Telescope.

@article{Lacroix2016UniquePO,
title={Unique probe of dark matter in the core of M87 with the Event Horizon Telescope.},
author={Thomas Lacroix and Mansour Karami and Avery E. Broderick and Joseph I. Silk and C'eline Boehm},
journal={Physical Review D},
year={2016},
volume={96},
pages={063008}
}
• Published 7 November 2016
• Physics
• Physical Review D
We demonstrate the unprecedented capabilities of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) to image the innermost dark matter profile in the vicinity of the supermassive black hole at the center of the M87 radio galaxy. We present the first model of the synchrotron emission induced by dark matter annihilations from a spiky profile in the close vicinity of a supermassive black hole, accounting for strong gravitational lensing effects. Our results show that the EHT should readily resolve dark matter…

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