Physics Letters B (Aug 2016)
Limits on dark matter annihilation in the sun using the ANTARES neutrino telescope
- S. Adrián-Martínez,
- A. Albert,
- M. André,
- G. Anton,
- M. Ardid,
- J.-J. Aubert,
- T. Avgitas,
- B. Baret,
- J. Barrios-Martí,
- S. Basa,
- V. Bertin,
- S. Biagi,
- R. Bormuth,
- M.C. Bouwhuis,
- R. Bruijn,
- J. Brunner,
- J. Busto,
- A. Capone,
- L. Caramete,
- J. Carr,
- S. Celli,
- T. Chiarusi,
- M. Circella,
- A. Coleiro,
- R. Coniglione,
- H. Costantini,
- P. Coyle,
- A. Creusot,
- A. Deschamps,
- G. De Bonis,
- C. Distefano,
- C. Donzaud,
- D. Dornic,
- D. Drouhin,
- T. Eberl,
- I. El Bojaddaini,
- D. Elsässer,
- A. Enzenhöfer,
- K. Fehn,
- I. Felis,
- L.A. Fusco,
- S. Galatà,
- P. Gay,
- S. Geißelsöder,
- K. Geyer,
- V. Giordano,
- A. Gleixner,
- H. Glotin,
- R. Gracia-Ruiz,
- K. Graf,
- S. Hallmann,
- H. van Haren,
- A.J. Heijboer,
- Y. Hello,
- J.J. Hernández-Rey,
- J. Hößl,
- J. Hofestädt,
- C. Hugon,
- G. Illuminati,
- C.W. James,
- M. de Jong,
- M. Jongen,
- M. Kadler,
- O. Kalekin,
- U. Katz,
- D. Kießling,
- A. Kouchner,
- M. Kreter,
- I. Kreykenbohm,
- V. Kulikovskiy,
- C. Lachaud,
- R. Lahmann,
- D. Lefèvre,
- E. Leonora,
- S. Loucatos,
- M. Marcelin,
- A. Margiotta,
- A. Marinelli,
- J.A. Martínez-Mora,
- A. Mathieu,
- K. Melis,
- T. Michael,
- P. Migliozzi,
- A. Moussa,
- C. Mueller,
- E. Nezri,
- G.E. Păvălaş,
- C. Pellegrino,
- C. Perrina,
- P. Piattelli,
- V. Popa,
- T. Pradier,
- C. Racca,
- G. Riccobene,
- K. Roensch,
- M. Saldaña,
- D.F.E. Samtleben,
- A. Sánchez-Losa,
- M. Sanguineti,
- P. Sapienza,
- J. Schnabel,
- F. Schüssler,
- T. Seitz,
- C. Sieger,
- M. Spurio,
- Th. Stolarczyk,
- M. Taiuti,
- C. Tönnis,
- A. Trovato,
- M. Tselengidou,
- D. Turpin,
- B. Vallage,
- C. Vallée,
- V. Van Elewyck,
- D. Vivolo,
- S. Wagner,
- J. Wilms,
- J.D. Zornoza,
- J. Zúñiga
Affiliations
- S. Adrián-Martínez
- Institut d'Investigació per a la Gestió Integrada de les Zones Costaneres (IGIC) – Universitat Politècnica de València, C/ Paranimf 1, 46730 Gandia, Spain
- A. Albert
- GRPHE – Université de Haute Alsace – Institut universitaire de technologie de Colmar, 34 rue du Grillenbreit BP 50568 – 68008 Colmar, France
- M. André
- Technical University of Catalonia, Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics, Rambla Exposició, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain
- G. Anton
- Friedrich–Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- M. Ardid
- Institut d'Investigació per a la Gestió Integrada de les Zones Costaneres (IGIC) – Universitat Politècnica de València, C/ Paranimf 1, 46730 Gandia, Spain
- J.-J. Aubert
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
- T. Avgitas
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France
- B. Baret
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France
- J. Barrios-Martí
- IFIC – Instituto de Física Corpuscular, Edificios Investigación de Paterna, CSIC – Universitat de València, Apdo. de Correos 22085, 46071 Valencia, Spain
- S. Basa
- LAM – Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, Pôle de l'Étoile Site de Château-Gombert, rue Frédéric Joliot-Curie 38, 13388 Marseille Cedex 13, France
- V. Bertin
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
- S. Biagi
- INFN – Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS), Via S. Sofia 62, 95123 Catania, Italy
- R. Bormuth
- Nikhef, Science Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- M.C. Bouwhuis
- Nikhef, Science Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- R. Bruijn
- Nikhef, Science Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- J. Brunner
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
- J. Busto
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
- A. Capone
- INFN – Sezione di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy
- L. Caramete
- Institute for Space Science, RO-077125 Bucharest, Măgurele, Romania
- J. Carr
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
- S. Celli
- INFN – Sezione di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy
- T. Chiarusi
- INFN – Sezione di Bologna, Viale Berti-Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy
- M. Circella
- INFN – Sezione di Bari, Via E. Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
- A. Coleiro
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France
- R. Coniglione
- INFN – Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS), Via S. Sofia 62, 95123 Catania, Italy
- H. Costantini
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
- P. Coyle
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
- A. Creusot
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France
- A. Deschamps
- Géoazur, UCA, CNRS, IRD, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Sophia Antipolis, France
- G. De Bonis
- INFN – Sezione di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy
- C. Distefano
- INFN – Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS), Via S. Sofia 62, 95123 Catania, Italy
- C. Donzaud
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France
- D. Dornic
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
- D. Drouhin
- GRPHE – Université de Haute Alsace – Institut universitaire de technologie de Colmar, 34 rue du Grillenbreit BP 50568 – 68008 Colmar, France
- T. Eberl
- Friedrich–Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- I. El Bojaddaini
- University Mohammed I, Laboratory of Physics of Matter and Radiations, B.P. 717, Oujda 6000, Morocco
- D. Elsässer
- Institut für Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Universität Würzburg, Emil-Fischer Str. 31, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- A. Enzenhöfer
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
- K. Fehn
- Friedrich–Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- I. Felis
- Institut d'Investigació per a la Gestió Integrada de les Zones Costaneres (IGIC) – Universitat Politècnica de València, C/ Paranimf 1, 46730 Gandia, Spain
- L.A. Fusco
- INFN – Sezione di Bologna, Viale Berti-Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy
- S. Galatà
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France
- P. Gay
- Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire, Clermont Univertsité, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS/IN2P3, BP 10448, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
- S. Geißelsöder
- Friedrich–Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- K. Geyer
- Friedrich–Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- V. Giordano
- INFN – Sezione di Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
- A. Gleixner
- Friedrich–Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- H. Glotin
- LSIS, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, ENSAM, LSIS, UMR 7296, 13397 Marseille, France
- R. Gracia-Ruiz
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France
- K. Graf
- Friedrich–Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- S. Hallmann
- Friedrich–Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- H. van Haren
- Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Landsdiep 4, 1797 SZ 't Horntje (Texel), The Netherlands
- A.J. Heijboer
- Nikhef, Science Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Y. Hello
- Géoazur, UCA, CNRS, IRD, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Sophia Antipolis, France
- J.J. Hernández-Rey
- IFIC – Instituto de Física Corpuscular, Edificios Investigación de Paterna, CSIC – Universitat de València, Apdo. de Correos 22085, 46071 Valencia, Spain
- J. Hößl
- Friedrich–Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- J. Hofestädt
- Friedrich–Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- C. Hugon
- INFN – Sezione di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy
- G. Illuminati
- INFN – Sezione di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy
- C.W. James
- Friedrich–Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- M. de Jong
- Nikhef, Science Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- M. Jongen
- Nikhef, Science Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- M. Kadler
- Institut für Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Universität Würzburg, Emil-Fischer Str. 31, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- O. Kalekin
- Friedrich–Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- U. Katz
- Friedrich–Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- D. Kießling
- Friedrich–Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- A. Kouchner
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France
- M. Kreter
- Institut für Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Universität Würzburg, Emil-Fischer Str. 31, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- I. Kreykenbohm
- Dr. Remeis-Sternwarte and ECAP, Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Sternwartstr. 7, 96049 Bamberg, Germany
- V. Kulikovskiy
- INFN – Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS), Via S. Sofia 62, 95123 Catania, Italy
- C. Lachaud
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France
- R. Lahmann
- Friedrich–Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- D. Lefèvre
- Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), Aix-Marseille University, 13288, Marseille, Cedex 9, France
- E. Leonora
- INFN – Sezione di Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
- S. Loucatos
- Direction des Sciences de la Matière – Institut de recherche sur les lois fondamentales de l'Univers – Service de Physique des Particules, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
- M. Marcelin
- LAM – Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, Pôle de l'Étoile Site de Château-Gombert, rue Frédéric Joliot-Curie 38, 13388 Marseille Cedex 13, France
- A. Margiotta
- INFN – Sezione di Bologna, Viale Berti-Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy
- A. Marinelli
- INFN – Sezione di Pisa, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy
- J.A. Martínez-Mora
- Institut d'Investigació per a la Gestió Integrada de les Zones Costaneres (IGIC) – Universitat Politècnica de València, C/ Paranimf 1, 46730 Gandia, Spain
- A. Mathieu
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
- K. Melis
- Nikhef, Science Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- T. Michael
- Nikhef, Science Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- P. Migliozzi
- INFN – Sezione di Napoli, Via Cintia, 80126 Napoli, Italy
- A. Moussa
- University Mohammed I, Laboratory of Physics of Matter and Radiations, B.P. 717, Oujda 6000, Morocco
- C. Mueller
- Institut für Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Universität Würzburg, Emil-Fischer Str. 31, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
- E. Nezri
- LAM – Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, Pôle de l'Étoile Site de Château-Gombert, rue Frédéric Joliot-Curie 38, 13388 Marseille Cedex 13, France
- G.E. Păvălaş
- Institute for Space Science, RO-077125 Bucharest, Măgurele, Romania
- C. Pellegrino
- INFN – Sezione di Bologna, Viale Berti-Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy
- C. Perrina
- INFN – Sezione di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italy
- P. Piattelli
- INFN – Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS), Via S. Sofia 62, 95123 Catania, Italy
- V. Popa
- Institute for Space Science, RO-077125 Bucharest, Măgurele, Romania
- T. Pradier
- Université de Strasbourg, IPHC, 23 rue du Loess, 67037 Strasbourg, France
- C. Racca
- GRPHE – Université de Haute Alsace – Institut universitaire de technologie de Colmar, 34 rue du Grillenbreit BP 50568 – 68008 Colmar, France
- G. Riccobene
- INFN – Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS), Via S. Sofia 62, 95123 Catania, Italy
- K. Roensch
- Friedrich–Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- M. Saldaña
- Institut d'Investigació per a la Gestió Integrada de les Zones Costaneres (IGIC) – Universitat Politècnica de València, C/ Paranimf 1, 46730 Gandia, Spain
- D.F.E. Samtleben
- Nikhef, Science Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- A. Sánchez-Losa
- IFIC – Instituto de Física Corpuscular, Edificios Investigación de Paterna, CSIC – Universitat de València, Apdo. de Correos 22085, 46071 Valencia, Spain
- M. Sanguineti
- INFN – Sezione di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy
- P. Sapienza
- INFN – Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS), Via S. Sofia 62, 95123 Catania, Italy
- J. Schnabel
- Friedrich–Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- F. Schüssler
- Direction des Sciences de la Matière – Institut de recherche sur les lois fondamentales de l'Univers – Service de Physique des Particules, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
- T. Seitz
- Friedrich–Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- C. Sieger
- Friedrich–Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- M. Spurio
- INFN – Sezione di Bologna, Viale Berti-Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy
- Th. Stolarczyk
- Direction des Sciences de la Matière – Institut de recherche sur les lois fondamentales de l'Univers – Service de Physique des Particules, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
- M. Taiuti
- INFN – Sezione di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy
- C. Tönnis
- IFIC – Instituto de Física Corpuscular, Edificios Investigación de Paterna, CSIC – Universitat de València, Apdo. de Correos 22085, 46071 Valencia, Spain
- A. Trovato
- INFN – Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS), Via S. Sofia 62, 95123 Catania, Italy
- M. Tselengidou
- Friedrich–Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- D. Turpin
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
- B. Vallage
- Direction des Sciences de la Matière – Institut de recherche sur les lois fondamentales de l'Univers – Service de Physique des Particules, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
- C. Vallée
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM UMR 7346, 13288 Marseille, France
- V. Van Elewyck
- APC, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/IRFU, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205 Paris, France
- D. Vivolo
- INFN – Sezione di Napoli, Via Cintia, 80126 Napoli, Italy
- S. Wagner
- Friedrich–Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erwin-Rommel-Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- J. Wilms
- Dr. Remeis-Sternwarte and ECAP, Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Sternwartstr. 7, 96049 Bamberg, Germany
- J.D. Zornoza
- IFIC – Instituto de Física Corpuscular, Edificios Investigación de Paterna, CSIC – Universitat de València, Apdo. de Correos 22085, 46071 Valencia, Spain
- J. Zúñiga
- IFIC – Instituto de Física Corpuscular, Edificios Investigación de Paterna, CSIC – Universitat de València, Apdo. de Correos 22085, 46071 Valencia, Spain
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2016.05.019
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 759,
no. C
pp. 69 – 74
Abstract
A search for muon neutrinos originating from dark matter annihilations in the Sun is performed using the data recorded by the ANTARES neutrino telescope from 2007 to 2012. In order to obtain the best possible sensitivities to dark matter signals, an optimisation of the event selection criteria is performed taking into account the background of atmospheric muons, atmospheric neutrinos and the energy spectra of the expected neutrino signals. No significant excess over the background is observed and 90% C.L. upper limits on the neutrino flux, the spin-dependent and spin-independent WIMP-nucleon cross-sections are derived for WIMP masses ranging from 50 GeV to 5 TeV for the annihilation channels WIMP+WIMP→bb¯,W+W− and τ+τ−.
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