IceCube search for dark matter annihilation in nearby galaxies and galaxy clusters
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2013
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Aartsen, M.
Abbasi, R.
Abdou, Y.
Ackermann, M.
Adams, J.
Aguilar, J.
Ahlers, M.
Altmann, D.
Auffenberg, J.
Bai, X.
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Physical Review D: Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 2013; 88(12):122001 -1-122001 -10
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M. G. Aartsen ... G. C. Hill ... et al. (IceCube Collaboration)
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We present the results of a first search for self-annihilating dark matter in nearby galaxies and galaxy clusters using a sample of high-energy neutrinos acquired in 339.8 days of live time during 2009/10 with the IceCube neutrino observatory in its 59-string configuration. The targets of interest include the Virgo and Coma galaxy clusters, the Andromeda galaxy, and several dwarf galaxies. We obtain upper limits on the cross section as a function of the weakly interacting massive particle mass between 300 GeV and 100 TeV for the annihilation into bb¯, W+W−, τ+τ−, μ+μ−, and νν¯. A limit derived for the Virgo cluster, when assuming a large effect from subhalos, challenges the weakly interacting massive particle interpretation of a recently observed GeV positron excess in cosmic rays.
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© 2013 American Physical Society