IceCube Search for Dark Matter Annihilation in nearby Galaxies and Galaxy Clusters

iaz-Vélez, Jcd; de los Heros, Cp; Aartsen, Mg G.; Abbasi, R.; Abdou, Yasser; Ackermann, Markus; Adams, J.; Aguilar, Ja A.; Ahlers, M.; Altmann, D.; Auffenberg, J.; Bai, X.; Baker, M.; Barwick, Sw W.; Baum, V.; Tjus, Jb; Bay, R.; Beatty, Jj J.; Bechet, S.; Becker Tjus, J.; Becker, Kh-H.; BenZvi, S.; Benabderrahmane, Ml L.; Silva, Ahc; Berghaus, P.; Berley, D.; Bernardini, E.; Bernhard, A.; Bertrand, D.; Besson, Dz Z.; Binder, G.; Bindig, D.; Ridder, Sd; Bissok, M.; Blaufuss, E.; Blumenthal, J.; Boersma, Dj J.; Bohaichuk, S.; Bohm, C.; Bose, D.; Böser, S.; Vries, Kdd; Botner, O.; Brayeur, L.; Bretz, Hp-P.; Brown, Am M.; Bruijn, R.; Brunner, J.; Carson, Michael; With,; Casey, J.; de Vries, Kd D.; Casier, M.; Chirkin, D.; de With, M.; Christov, A.; Christy, B.; Clark, K.; Clevermann, F.; Coenders, S.; Cohen, S.; Cowen, Df F.; Cruz Silva, A. H.; Kopke, L.; Danninger, M.; Daughhetee, J.; Davis, Jc C.; Day, M.; De Clercq, C.; De Ridder, Sam; Desiati, P.; DeYoung, T.; Radel, L.; Dunkman, M.; Díaz-Vélez, J. C.; Eagan, R.; De Vries, K. D.; Eberhardt, B.; Eisch, J.; Ellsworth, Rw W.; Euler, S.; Evenson, Pa A.; D'\iaz Vélez, J. C.; Fadiran, O.; Fazely, Ar R.; Fedynitch, A.; Feintzeig, J.; Feusels, Tom; Filimonov, K.; Finley, C.; Fischer-Wasels, T.; Flis, S.; Franckowiak, A.; Frantzen, K.; Fuchs, T.; Gaisser, Tk K.; Gallagher, J.; Schoneberg, S.; Gerhardt, L.; Gladstone, L.; Glüsenkamp, T.; Goldschmidt, A.; Golup, G.; Gonzalez, Jg G.; Goodman, Ja A.; Góra, D.; Schonwald, A.; Grandmont, Dt T.; Grant, D.; Groß, A.; Ha, C.; Haj Ismail, Abd Al Karim; Hallen, P.; Hallgren, A.; Halzen, F.; Hanson, K.; Heereman, D.; Heinen, D.; Helbing, K.; Hellauer, R.; Hickford, S.; Stossl, A.; Hill, Gc C.; Hoffman, Kd D.; Hoffmann, R.; Homeier, A.; Hoshina, K.; Huelsnitz, W.; Hulth, Po O.; Hultqvist, K.; Hussain, S.; Ishihara, A.; Jacobi, E.; Jacobsen, J.; Jagielski, K.; Japaridze, Gs S.; Jero, K.; Jlelati, Ola; Kaminsky, B.; Kappes, A.; Overloop, Av; Karg, T.; Karle, A.; Kelley, Jl L.; Kiryluk, J.; Kläs, J.; Klein, S. R.; Kolanosk, H.; Köhne, Jh-H.; Kohnen, Georges; Köpke, L.; Kolanoski, H.; Kopper, C.; Kopper, S.; Koskinen, Dj J.; Kowalski, M.; Santen, Jv; Krasberg, M.; Krings, K.; Kroll, G.; Kunnen, J.; Kurahashi, N.; Kuwabara, T.; Labare, Mathieu; Landsman, H.; Larson, Mj J.; Voge1, M.; Lesiak-Bzdak, M.; Leuermann, M.; Leute, J.; Lünemann, J.; Macías, O.; Madsen, J.; Maggi, G.; Maruyama, R.; Mase, K.; Matis, Hs S.; McNally, F.; Meagher, K.; Merck, M.; Meures, T.; Miarecki, S.; Middell, E.; Milke, N.; Miller, J.; Mohrmann, L.; Montaruli, T.; Morse, R.; Nahnhauer, R.; Naumann, U.; Niederhausen, H.; Nowicki, Sc C.; Nygren, Dr R.; Obertacke, A.; Odrowski, S.; Olivas, A.; Omairat, A.; O'Murchadha, A.; Paul, L.; O’Murchadha, A.; Pepper, Ja A.; Pérez de los Heros, C.; Pfendner, C.; Pieloth, D.; Pinat, E.; Posselt, J.; van Eijndhoven, N.; Price, Pb B.; Przybylski, Gt T.; Rädel, L.; van Santen, J.; Rameez, M.; Rawlins, K.; Redl, P.; Reimann, R.; Resconi, E.; Rhode, W.; Ribordy, M.; Richman, M.; Riedel, B.; Rodrigues, Jp P.; Rott, C.; Ruhe, T.; Ruzybayev, B.; Ryckbosch, Dirk; Saba, Sm M.; Salameh, T.; Sander, Hg-G.; Santander, M.; Sarkar, S.; Boser, S.; Schatto, K.; Scheriau, F.; Schmidt, T.; Schmitz, M.; Schoenen, S.; Schöneberg, S.; Schönwald, A.; Schukraft, A.; Schulte, L.; Schulz, O.; Seckel, D.; Sestayo, Y.; Seunarine, S.; Shanidze, R.; Sheremata, C.; Smith, Mwe W. E.; Soldin, D.; Clercq, Cd; Spiczak, Gm M.; Spiering, C.; Stamatikos, M.; Stanev, T.; Stasik, A.; Stezelberger, T.; Stokstad, Rg G.; Stößl, A.; Strahler, Ea A.; Diaz-Velez, Jc; Ström, R.; Sullivan, Gw W.; Taavola, H.; Taboada, I.; Tamburro, A.; Tepe, A.; Ter-Antonyan, S.; Tešić, G.; Tilav, S.; Toale, Pa A.; Gora, D.; Toscano, S.; Unger, E.; Usner, M.; Vallecorsa, S.; Ismail, Ah; Van Overloop, Arne; Klas, J.; Vehring, M.; Voge, M.; Vraeghe, Matthias; Walck, C.; Waldenmaier, T.; Wallraff, M.; Weaver, C.-H.; Kohne, Jh; Wellons, M.; Wendt, C.; Westerhoff, S.; Whitehorn, N.; Wiebe, K.; Wiebusch, Ch H.; Williams, Dr R.; Wissing, H.; Wolf, M.; Wood, Tr R.; Heros, Cpdl; Woschnagg, K.; Xu, Dl L.; Xu, Xw W.; Yanez, Jp P.; Yodh, G.; Yoshida, S.; Zarzhitsky, P.; Ziemann, J.; Zierke, S.; Eijndhoven, Nv; Zoll, M.; IceCube, Collaboration

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DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1307.3473

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IceCube Search for Dark Matter Annihilation in nearby Galaxies and Galaxy Clusters

Journal article published in 2013 by Jcd iaz-Vélez, Cp de los Heros, Mg G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi, Yasser Abdou, Markus Ackermann

, J. Adams, Ja A. Aguilar, M. Ahlers, D. Altmann, J. Auffenberg, X. Bai, M. Baker, Sw W. Barwick, V. Baum and other authors.

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Abstract

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 bb̄, W+W-, τ+τ -, μ+μ-, and νν̄. 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. © 2013 American Physical Society. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/published

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