Results of dark matter searches with the ANTARES neutrino telescope
Creators
- 1. IFIC -University of Valencia - CSIC, c/ Catedrático Beltrán, 2, Paterna, Valencia (Spain)
- 2. IFIC - University of Valencia - CSIC, c/ Catedrático Beltrán, 2, Paterna, Valencia (Spain)
Description
Neutrino telescopes have a wide scientific scope. One of their main goals is the detection of dark matter, for which they have specific advantages. Neutrino telescopes offer the possibility of looking at several kinds of sources, not all of them available to other indirect searches. In this work we provide an overview of the results obtained by the ANTARES neutrino telescope, which has been taking data for almost ten years. One of the most interesting ones is the Sun, since a detection of high energy neutrinos from it would be a very clean indication of dark matter, given that no significant astrophysical backgrounds are expected, contrary to other indirect searches. Moreover, the limits from neutrino telescopes for spin-dependent cross section are the most restrictive ones. Another interesting source is the Galactic Centre, for which ANTARES has a better visibility than IceCube, due to its geographical location. This search gives limits on the annihilation cross section. Other dark matter searches carried out in ANTARES include the Earth and dwarf galaxies. (paper)
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/888/1/012206Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 888
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- [3 p.]
- ISSN
- 1742-6596
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 49065127
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANNIHILATION; ASTROPHYSICS; CROSS SECTIONS; GALAXIES; ICECUBE NEUTRINO DETECTOR; NEUTRINO DETECTION; NEUTRINOS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; SPIN; SUN; TELESCOPES
- Descriptors DEC
- ANGULAR MOMENTUM; DETECTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; INTERACTIONS; LEPTONS; MAIN SEQUENCE STARS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATTER; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NEUTRINO DETECTORS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; PHYSICS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; STARS