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$J$-factors for Velocity-dependent Dark Matter
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If dark matter annihilates with a velocity-dependent cross section within a subhalo, then the magnitude and angular distribution of the resulting photon signal will change. These effects are encoded in the $J$-factor. In this work we compute the $J$-factor for a variety of choices for the cross section velocity-dependence, and for a variety of choices for the dark matter profile, including generalized Navarro-Frenk-White (NFW), Einasto, Burkert and Moore. We include the results of these computations as data products alongside the article. We find that the angular distribution of a future signal would depend on the velocity-dependence of the annihilation cross section more strongly for cuspy profiles than for cored profiles. Interestingly, we find that for a density profile with an inner slope power law steeper than 4/3, Sommerfeld-enhanced annihilation in the Coulomb limit leads to a divergence at the center, requiring a more detailed treatment of departure from the Coulomb limit.
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