scholarly journals Gamma-Ray Dark Matter Searches in Milky Way Satellites—A Comparative Review of Data Analysis Methods and Current Results

Galaxies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Rico

If dark matter is composed of weakly interacting particles with mass in the GeV-TeV range, their annihilation or decay may produce gamma rays that could be detected by gamma-ray telescopes. Observations of dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxies of the Milky Way (dSphs) benefit from the relatively accurate predictions of dSph dark matter content to produce robust constraints to the dark matter properties. The sensitivity of these observations for the search for dark matter signals can be optimized thanks to the use of advanced statistical techniques able to exploit the spectral and morphological peculiarities of the expected signal. In this paper, I review the status of the dark matter searches from observations of dSphs with the current generation of gamma-ray telescopes: Fermi-LAT, H.E.S.S, MAGIC, VERITAS and HAWC. I will describe in detail the general statistical analysis framework used by these instruments, putting in context the most recent experimental results and pointing out the most relevant differences among the different particular implementations. This will facilitate the comparison of the current and future results, as well as their eventual integration in a multi-instrument and multi-target dark matter search.

2007 ◽  
Vol 75 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis E. Strigari ◽  
Savvas M. Koushiappas ◽  
James S. Bullock ◽  
Manoj Kaplinghat

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (24) ◽  
pp. 3421-3431 ◽  
Author(s):  
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H. V. KLAPDOR-KLEINGROTHAUS

Dark matter is at present one of the most exciting field of particle physics and cosmology. We review the status of undergound experiments looking for cold and hot dark matter.


2016 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tansu Daylan ◽  
Douglas P. Finkbeiner ◽  
Dan Hooper ◽  
Tim Linden ◽  
Stephen K.N. Portillo ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ti-Lin Chou ◽  
Dimitrios Tanoglidis ◽  
Dan Hooper

2021 ◽  
Vol 502 (3) ◽  
pp. 4039-4047
Author(s):  
Charles Thorpe-Morgan ◽  
Denys Malyshev ◽  
Christoph-Alexander Stegen ◽  
Andrea Santangelo ◽  
Josef Jochum

ABSTRACT Galaxy clusters are the largest virialized objects in the Universe and, as such, have high dark matter (DM) concentrations. This abundance of dark matter makes them promising targets for indirect DM searches. Here we report the details of a search, utilizing almost 12 yr of Fermi/LAT data, for gamma-ray signatures from the pair annihilation of WIMP dark matter in the GeV energy band. From this, we present the constraints on the annihilation cross-section for the $b\overline{b}$, W+W−, and γγ channels, derived from the non-detection of a characteristic signal from five nearby, high Galactic latitude, galaxy clusters (Centaurus, Coma, Virgo, Perseus, and Fornax). We discuss the potential of a boost to the signal due to the presence of substructures in the DM haloes of selected objects, as well as the impact of uncertainties in DM profiles on the presented results. We assert that the obtained limits are, within a small factor, comparable to the best available limits of those based on Fermi/LAT observations of dwarf spheroidal galaxies.


2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Gammaldi ◽  
V. Avila-Reese ◽  
O. Valenzuela ◽  
A. X. Gonzalez-Morales

2020 ◽  
Vol 200 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 428-436
Author(s):  
G. Angloher ◽  
P. Carniti ◽  
I. Dafinei ◽  
N. Di Marco ◽  
A. Fuss ◽  
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Abstract COSINUS (Cryogenic Observatory for SIgnatures seen in Next-generation Underground Searches) is an experiment employing cryogenic calorimeters, dedicated to direct dark matter search in underground laboratories. Its goal is to cross-check the annual modulation signal the DAMA collaboration has been detecting for about 20 years (Bernabei et al. in Nucl Part Phys Proc 303–305:74–79, 2018. 10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2019.03.015) and which has been ruled out by other experiments in certain dark matter scenarios. COSINUS can provide a model-independent test by the use of the same target material (NaI), with the additional chance of discriminating $$\beta /\gamma$$ β / γ events from nuclear recoils on an event-by-event basis, by the application of a well-established temperature sensor technology developed within the CRESST collaboration. Each module is constituted by two detectors: the light detector, that is a silicon beaker equipped with a transition edge sensor (TES), and the phonon detector, a small cubic NaI crystal interfaced with a carrier of a harder material (e.g. $$\hbox {CdWO}_4$$ CdWO 4 ), also instrumented with a TES. This technology had so far never been applied to NaI crystals because of several well-known obstacles, and COSINUS is the first experiment which succeeded in operating NaI crystals as cryogenic calorimeters. Here, we present the COSINUS project, describe the achievements and the challenges of the COSINUS prototype development and discuss the status and the perspectives of this NaI-based cryogenic frontier.


Author(s):  
Jovana Petrovic ◽  
Tijana Prodanovic ◽  
Milos Kovacevic

Diffuse gamma ray emission from the Galactic center at 2-3 GeV, as well as the 12 TeV gamma ray excess in the Galactic disk, remain open for debate and represent the missing puzzles in the complete picture of the high-energy Milky Way sky. Our papers emphasize the importance of understanding all of the populations that contribute to the diffuse gamma background in order to discriminate between the astrophysical sources such as supernova remnants and pulsars, and something that is expected to be seen in gamma rays and is much more exotic - dark matter. We analyze two separate data sets that have been measured in different energy ranges from the ?Fermi-LAT? and ?Milagro? telescopes, using these as a powerful tool to limit and test our analytical source population models. We model supernova remnants and pulsars, estimating the number of still undetected ones that contribute to the diffuse background, trying to explain both the Galactic center and the 12 TeV excess. Furthermore, we aim to predict the number of soon to be detected sources with new telescopes, such as the ?HAWC?.


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