Dark matter capture and annihilation in stars: Impact on the red giant branch tip

Context: While stars have often been used as laboratories to study dark matter (DM), red giant branch (RGB) stars and all the rich phenomenology they encompass have frequently been overlooked by such endeavors. Aims: We study the capture, evaporation, and annihilation of weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) DM in low-mass... Show more