Extragalactic gamma-ray signal from dark matter annihilation: an
  appraisal
  We re-evaluate the extragalactic gamma-ray flux prediction from dark matter
annihilation in the approach of integrating over the nonlinear matter power
spectrum, extrapolated to the free-streaming scale. We provide an estimate of
the uncertainty based entirely on available N-body simulation results and
minimal theoretical assumptions. We illustrate how an improvement in the
simulation resolution, exemplified by the comparison between the Millennium and
Millennium II simulations, affects our estimate of the flux uncertainty and we
provide a "best guess" value for the flux multiplier, based on the assumption
of stable clustering for the dark matter perturbations described as a
collision-less fluid. We achieve results comparable to traditional Halo Model
calculations, but with a much simpler procedure and a more general approach, as
it relies only on one, directly measurable quantity. In addition we discuss the
extension of our calculation to include baryonic effects as modeled in
hydrodynamical cosmological simulations and other possible sources of
uncertainty that would in turn affect indirect dark matter signals. Upper limit
on the integrated power spectrum from supernovae lensing magnification are also
derived and compared with theoretical expectations.
