Search for dark matter gamma-ray emission from the Andromeda Galaxy with the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory
Por:
Albert, A., Alfaro, R., Alvarez, C., Alvarez, J. D., Arceo, R., Arteaga-Velazquez, J. C., Avila Rojas, D., Solares, H. A. Ayala, Becerril, A., Belmont-Moreno, E., BenZvi, S. Y., Bernal, A., Brisbois, C., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Capistran, T., Carraminana, A., Casanova, S., Castillo, M., Cotti, U., Cotzomi, J., Coutino de Leon, S., De Leon, C., Dichiara, S., Dingus, B. L., DuVernois, M. A., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Eckner, C., Engel, K., Enriquez-Rivera, O., Espinoza, C., Fiorino, D. W., Fraija, N., De la Fuente, E., Galvan-Gamez, A., Garcia-Gonzalez, J. A., Garfias, F., Gonzalez Munoz, A., Gonzalez, M. M., Goodman, J. A., Hampel-Arias, Z., Harding, J. P., Hernandez, S., Hernandez-Almada, A., Hona, B., Huntemeyer, P., Iriarte, A., Jardin-Blicq, A., Joshi, V., Kaufmann, S., Kunde, G. J., Lennarz, D., Leon Vargas, H., Linnemann, J. T., Longinotti, A. L., Luis Raya, G., Luna-Garcia, R., Malone, K., Marinelli, S. S., Martinez, O., Martinez-Castro, J., Martinez-Huerta, H., Matthews, J. A., Miranda-Romagnoli, P., Moreno, E., Mostafa, M., Nayerhoda, A., Nellen, L., Newbold, M., Nisa, M. U., Noriega-Papaqui, R., Pelayo, R., Pretz, J., Perez-Perez, E. G., Ren, Z., Rho, C. D., Riviere, C., Rosa-Gonzalez, D., Rosenberg, M., Ruiz-Velasco, E., Ruiz-Velasco, E., Salazar, H., Greus, F. Salesa, Sandoval, A., Schneider, M., Arroyo, M. Seglar, Sinnis, G., Smith, A. J., Springer, R. W., Surajbali, P., Taboada, I., Tibolla, O., Tollefson, K., Torres, I., Ukwatta, T. N., Villasenor, L., Weisgarber, T., Westerhoff, S., Wood, J., Yapici, T., Zaharijas, G., Zepeda, A., Zhou, H., HAWC Collaboration
Publicada:
1 jun 2018
Categoría:
Astronomy and astrophysics
Resumen:
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is a nearby (~780 kpc) galaxy similar to our own Milky Way. Observational evidence suggests that it resides in a large halo of dark matter (DM), making it a good target for DM searches. We present a search for gamma rays from M31 using 1017 days of data from the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Observatory. With its wide field of view and constant monitoring, HAWC is well-suited to search for DM in extended targets like M31. No DM annihilation or decay signal was detected for DM masses from 1 to 100 TeV in the b, t, t + t - , µ + µ - , and W + W - channels. Therefore we present limits on those processes. Our limits nicely complement the existing body of DM limits from other targets and instruments. Specifically the DM decay limits from our benchmark model are the most constraining for DM masses from 25 TeV to 100 TeV in the b and t channels. In addition to DM-specific limits, we also calculate general gamma-ray flux limits for M31 in 5 energy bins from 1 TeV to 100 TeV. © 2018 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab.
Filiaciones:
Albert, A.:
Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Phys, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
Alfaro, R.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Alvarez, C.:
Univ Autonoma Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Alvarez, J. D.:
Univ Michoacana, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico
Arceo, R.:
Univ Autonoma Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Arteaga-Velazquez, J. C.:
Univ Michoacana, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico
Avila Rojas, D.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Solares, H. A. Ayala:
Penn State Univ, Dept Phys, 104 Davey Lab, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
Becerril, A.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Belmont-Moreno, E.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
BenZvi, S. Y.:
Univ Rochester, Dept Phys & Astron, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
Bernal, A.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Astron, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Brisbois, C.:
Michigan Technol Univ, Dept Phys, Houghton, MI 49931 USA
Caballero-Mora, K. S.:
Univ Autonoma Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Capistran, T.:
Inst Nacl Astrofis Opt & Electr, Puebla, Mexico
Carraminana, A.:
Inst Nacl Astrofis Opt & Electr, Puebla, Mexico
Casanova, S.:
Polish Acad Sci, Inst Nucl Phys, PL-31342 Krakow, Poland
Castillo, M.:
Univ Michoacana, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico
Cotti, U.:
Univ Michoacana, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico
Cotzomi, J.:
Benemerita Univ Autonoma Puebla, Fac Ciencias Fis Matemat, Puebla, Mexico
Coutino de Leon, S.:
Inst Nacl Astrofis Opt & Electr, Puebla, Mexico
De Leon, C.:
Benemerita Univ Autonoma Puebla, Fac Ciencias Fis Matemat, Puebla, Mexico
Dichiara, S.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Astron, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Dingus, B. L.:
Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Phys, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
DuVernois, M. A.:
Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, 1150 Univ Ave, Madison, WI 53706 USA
Diaz-Velez, J. C.:
Univ Guadalajara, Ctr Univ Ciencias Exactase Ingn, Dept Fis, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Eckner, C.:
Univ Nova Gorica, CAC, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Engel, K.:
Univ Maryland, Dept Phys, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Enriquez-Rivera, O.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geofis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Espinoza, C.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Fiorino, D. W.:
Univ Maryland, Dept Phys, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Fraija, N.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Astron, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
De la Fuente, E.:
Univ Guadalajara, Ctr Univ Ciencias Exactase Ingn, Dept Fis, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Galvan-Gamez, A.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Astron, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Garcia-Gonzalez, J. A.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Garfias, F.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Astron, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Gonzalez Munoz, A.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Gonzalez, M. M.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Astron, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Goodman, J. A.:
Univ Maryland, Dept Phys, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Hampel-Arias, Z.:
Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, 1150 Univ Ave, Madison, WI 53706 USA
Harding, J. P.:
Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Phys, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
Hernandez, S.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Hernandez-Almada, A.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Hona, B.:
Michigan Technol Univ, Dept Phys, Houghton, MI 49931 USA
Huntemeyer, P.:
Michigan Technol Univ, Dept Phys, Houghton, MI 49931 USA
Iriarte, A.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Astron, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Jardin-Blicq, A.:
Max Planck Inst Nucl Phys, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
Joshi, V.:
Max Planck Inst Nucl Phys, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
Kaufmann, S.:
Univ Autonoma Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Kunde, G. J.:
Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Phys, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
Lennarz, D.:
Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Phys, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
Georgia Inst Technol, Ctr Relativist Astrophys, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
Leon Vargas, H.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Linnemann, J. T.:
Michigan State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
Longinotti, A. L.:
Inst Nacl Astrofis Opt & Electr, Puebla, Mexico
Luis Raya, G.:
Univ Politecn Pachuca, Pachuca, Hgo, Mexico
Luna-Garcia, R.:
Inst Politecn Nacl, Ctr Invest Comp, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Malone, K.:
Penn State Univ, Dept Phys, 104 Davey Lab, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
Marinelli, S. S.:
Michigan State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
Martinez, O.:
Benemerita Univ Autonoma Puebla, Fac Ciencias Fis Matemat, Puebla, Mexico
Martinez-Castro, J.:
Inst Politecn Nacl, Ctr Invest Comp, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Martinez-Huerta, H.:
IPN, Dept Phys, Ctr Invest & Estudios Avanzados, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Matthews, J. A.:
Univ New Mexico, Dept Phys & Astron, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA
Miranda-Romagnoli, P.:
Univ Autonoma Estado Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico
Moreno, E.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Benemerita Univ Autonoma Puebla, Fac Ciencias Fis Matemat, Puebla, Mexico
Mostafa, M.:
Penn State Univ, Dept Phys, 104 Davey Lab, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
Nayerhoda, A.:
Polish Acad Sci, Inst Nucl Phys, PL-31342 Krakow, Poland
Nellen, L.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Ciencias Nucl, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Newbold, M.:
Univ Utah, Dept Phys & Astron, Salt Lake City, UT USA
Nisa, M. U.:
Univ Rochester, Dept Phys & Astron, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
Noriega-Papaqui, R.:
Univ Autonoma Estado Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico
Pelayo, R.:
Inst Politecn Nacl, Ctr Invest Comp, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Pretz, J.:
Penn State Univ, Dept Phys, 104 Davey Lab, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
Perez-Perez, E. G.:
Univ Politecn Pachuca, Pachuca, Hgo, Mexico
Ren, Z.:
Univ New Mexico, Dept Phys & Astron, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA
Rho, C. D.:
Univ Rochester, Dept Phys & Astron, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
Riviere, C.:
Univ Maryland, Dept Phys, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Rosa-Gonzalez, D.:
Inst Nacl Astrofis Opt & Electr, Puebla, Mexico
Rosenberg, M.:
Penn State Univ, Dept Phys, 104 Davey Lab, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
Ruiz-Velasco, E.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Max Planck Inst Nucl Phys, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
Ruiz-Velasco, E.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Max Planck Inst Nucl Phys, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
Salazar, H.:
Benemerita Univ Autonoma Puebla, Fac Ciencias Fis Matemat, Puebla, Mexico
Greus, F. Salesa:
Polish Acad Sci, Inst Nucl Phys, PL-31342 Krakow, Poland
Sandoval, A.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Schneider, M.:
Univ Calif Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Inst Particle Phys, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USA
Arroyo, M. Seglar:
Penn State Univ, Dept Phys, 104 Davey Lab, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
Sinnis, G.:
Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Phys, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
Smith, A. J.:
Univ Maryland, Dept Phys, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
Springer, R. W.:
Univ Utah, Dept Phys & Astron, Salt Lake City, UT USA
Surajbali, P.:
Max Planck Inst Nucl Phys, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
Taboada, I.:
Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Phys, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
Georgia Inst Technol, Ctr Relativist Astrophys, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
Tibolla, O.:
Univ Autonoma Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Tollefson, K.:
Michigan State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
Torres, I.:
Inst Nacl Astrofis Opt & Electr, Puebla, Mexico
Ukwatta, T. N.:
Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Phys, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
Villasenor, L.:
Benemerita Univ Autonoma Puebla, Fac Ciencias Fis Matemat, Puebla, Mexico
Weisgarber, T.:
Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, 1150 Univ Ave, Madison, WI 53706 USA
Westerhoff, S.:
Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, 1150 Univ Ave, Madison, WI 53706 USA
Wood, J.:
Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, 1150 Univ Ave, Madison, WI 53706 USA
Yapici, T.:
Univ Rochester, Dept Phys & Astron, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
Zaharijas, G.:
Univ Nova Gorica, CAC, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Zepeda, A.:
IPN, Dept Phys, Ctr Invest & Estudios Avanzados, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Zhou, H.:
Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Phys, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
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