Search for dark matter gamma-ray emission from the Andromeda Galaxy with the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory

A. Albert; R. Alfaro; C. Alvarez; J. D. Álvarez; R. Arceo; J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez; D. Avila Rojas; H. A.Ayala Solares; A. Becerril; E. Belmont-Moreno; S. Y. Benzvi; A. Bernal; C. Brisbois; K. S. Caballero-Mora; T. Capistrán; A. Carramiñana; S. Casanova; M. Castillo; U. Cotti; J. Cotzomi; S. Coutiño De León; C. De León; S. Dichiara; B. L. Dingus; M. A. Duvernois; J. C. Díaz-Vélez; C. Eckner; K. Engel; O. Enríquez-Rivera; C. Espinoza; D. W. Fiorino; N. Fraija; E. De La Fuente; A. Galván-Gámez; J. A. García-González; F. Garfias; A. González Muñoz; M. M. González; J. A. Goodman; Z. Hampel-Arias; J. P. Harding; S. Hernandez; A. Hernandez-Almada; B. Hona; P. Hüntemeyer; A. Iriarte; A. Jardin-Blicq; V. Joshi; S. Kaufmann; G. J. Kunde; D. Lennarz; H. León Vargas; J. T. Linnemann; A. L. Longinotti; G. Luis Raya; R. Luna-García; K. Malone; S. S. Marinelli; O. Martinez; J. Martínez-Castro; H. Martínez-Huerta; J. A. Matthews; P. Miranda-Romagnoli; E. Moreno; M. Mostafá; A. Nayerhoda; L. Nellen; M. Newbold; M. U. Nisa; R. Noriega-Papaqui; R. Pelayo; J. Pretz; E. G. Pérez-Pérez; Z. Ren; C. D. Rho; C. Riviére; D. Rosa-González; M. Rosenberg; E. Ruiz-Velasco; E. Ruiz-Velasco; H. Salazar; F. Salesa Greus; A. Sandoval; M. Schneider; M. Seglar Arroyo; G. Sinnis; A. J. Smith; R. W. Springer; P. Surajbali; I. Taboada; O. Tibolla; K. Tollefson; I. Torres; T. N. Ukwatta; L. Villaseñor; T. Weisgarber; S. Westerhoff; J. Wood; T. Yapici; G. Zaharijas; A. Zepeda; H. Zhou

doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2018/06/043

Search for dark matter gamma-ray emission from the Andromeda Galaxy with the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory

A. Albert, R. Alfaro, C. Alvarez, J. D. Álvarez, R. Arceo, J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez, D. Avila Rojas, H. A.Ayala Solares, A. Becerril, E. Belmont-Moreno, S. Y. Benzvi, A. Bernal, C. Brisbois, K. S. Caballero-Mora, T. Capistrán, A. Carramiñana, S. Casanova, M. Castillo, U. Cotti, J. CotzomiS. Coutiño De León, C. De León, S. Dichiara, B. L. Dingus, M. A. Duvernois, J. C. Díaz-Vélez, C. Eckner, K. Engel, O. Enríquez-Rivera, C. Espinoza, D. W. Fiorino, N. Fraija, E. De La Fuente, A. Galván-Gámez, J. A. García-González, F. Garfias, A. González Muñoz, M. M. González, J. A. Goodman, Z. Hampel-Arias, J. P. Harding, S. Hernandez, A. Hernandez-Almada, B. Hona, P. Hüntemeyer, A. Iriarte, A. Jardin-Blicq, V. Joshi, S. Kaufmann, G. J. Kunde, D. Lennarz, H. León Vargas, J. T. Linnemann, A. L. Longinotti, G. Luis Raya, R. Luna-García, K. Malone, S. S. Marinelli, O. Martinez, J. Martínez-Castro, H. Martínez-Huerta, J. A. Matthews, P. Miranda-Romagnoli, E. Moreno, M. Mostafá, A. Nayerhoda, L. Nellen, M. Newbold, M. U. Nisa, R. Noriega-Papaqui, R. Pelayo, J. Pretz, E. G. Pérez-Pérez, Z. Ren, C. D. Rho, C. Riviére, D. Rosa-González, M. Rosenberg, E. Ruiz-Velasco, E. Ruiz-Velasco, H. Salazar, F. Salesa Greus, A. Sandoval, M. Schneider, M. Seglar Arroyo, G. Sinnis, A. J. Smith, R. W. Springer, P. Surajbali, I. Taboada, O. Tibolla, K. Tollefson, I. Torres, T. N. Ukwatta, L. Villaseñor, T. Weisgarber, S. Westerhoff, J. Wood, T. Yapici, G. Zaharijas, A. Zepeda, H. Zhou

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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, τ⁺τ^-, 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.

Original language	English
Article number	043
Journal	Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Volume	2018
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2018/06/043
State	Published - 29 Jun 2018

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Albert, A., Alfaro, R., Alvarez, C., Álvarez, J. D., Arceo, R., Arteaga-Velázquez, J. C., Rojas, D. A., Solares, H. A. A., Becerril, A., Belmont-Moreno, E., Benzvi, S. Y., Bernal, A., Brisbois, C., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Capistrán, T., Carramiñana, A., Casanova, S., Castillo, M., Cotti, U., ... Zhou, H. (2018). Search for dark matter gamma-ray emission from the Andromeda Galaxy with the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2018(6), Article 043. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2018/06/043

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AU - Alfaro, R.

AU - Alvarez, C.

AU - Álvarez, J. D.

AU - Arceo, R.

AU - Arteaga-Velázquez, J. C.

AU - Rojas, D. Avila

AU - Solares, H. A.Ayala

AU - Becerril, A.

AU - Belmont-Moreno, E.

AU - Benzvi, S. Y.

AU - Bernal, A.

AU - Brisbois, C.

AU - Caballero-Mora, K. S.

AU - Capistrán, T.

AU - Carramiñana, A.

AU - Casanova, S.

AU - Castillo, M.

AU - Cotti, U.

AU - Cotzomi, J.

AU - De León, S. Coutiño

AU - León, C. De

AU - Dichiara, S.

AU - Dingus, B. L.

AU - Duvernois, M. A.

AU - Díaz-Vélez, J. C.

AU - Eckner, C.

AU - Engel, K.

AU - Enríquez-Rivera, O.

AU - Espinoza, C.

AU - Fiorino, D. W.

AU - Fraija, N.

AU - Fuente, E. De La

AU - Galván-Gámez, A.

AU - García-González, J. A.

AU - Garfias, F.

AU - Muñoz, A. González

AU - González, M. M.

AU - Goodman, J. A.

AU - Hampel-Arias, Z.

AU - Harding, J. P.

AU - Hernandez, S.

AU - Hernandez-Almada, A.

AU - Hona, B.

AU - Hüntemeyer, P.

AU - Iriarte, A.

AU - Jardin-Blicq, A.

AU - Joshi, V.

AU - Kaufmann, S.

AU - Kunde, G. J.

AU - Lennarz, D.

AU - Vargas, H. León

AU - Linnemann, J. T.

AU - Longinotti, A. L.

AU - Raya, G. Luis

AU - Luna-García, R.

AU - Malone, K.

AU - Marinelli, S. S.

AU - Martinez, O.

AU - Martínez-Castro, J.

AU - Martínez-Huerta, H.

AU - Matthews, J. A.

AU - Miranda-Romagnoli, P.

AU - Moreno, E.

AU - Mostafá, M.

AU - Nayerhoda, A.

AU - Nellen, L.

AU - Newbold, M.

AU - Nisa, M. U.

AU - Noriega-Papaqui, R.

AU - Pelayo, R.

AU - Pretz, J.

AU - Pérez-Pérez, E. G.

AU - Ren, Z.

AU - Rho, C. D.

AU - Riviére, C.

AU - Rosa-González, D.

AU - Rosenberg, M.

AU - Ruiz-Velasco, E.

AU - Salazar, H.

AU - Greus, F. Salesa

AU - Sandoval, A.

AU - Schneider, M.

AU - Arroyo, M. Seglar

AU - Sinnis, G.

AU - Smith, A. J.

AU - Springer, R. W.

AU - Surajbali, P.

AU - Taboada, I.

AU - Tibolla, O.

AU - Tollefson, K.

AU - Torres, I.

AU - Ukwatta, T. N.

AU - Villaseñor, L.

AU - Weisgarber, T.

AU - Westerhoff, S.

AU - Wood, J.

AU - Yapici, T.

AU - Zaharijas, G.

AU - Zepeda, A.

AU - Zhou, H.

PY - 2018/6/29

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N2 - 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, τ+τ-, 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.

AB - 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, τ+τ-, 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.

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KW - semi-analytic modeling

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Search for dark matter gamma-ray emission from the Andromeda Galaxy with the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory

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