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Limits on the muon flux from neutralino annihilations at the center of the Earth with AMANDA

  • A. Achterberg
  • , M. Ackermann
  • , J. Adams
  • , J. Ahrens
  • , K. Andeen
  • , D. W. Atlee
  • , J. N. Bahcall
  • , X. Bai
  • , B. Baret
  • , M. Bartelt
  • , S. W. Barwick
  • , R. Bay
  • , K. Beattie
  • , T. Becka
  • , J. K. Becker
  • , K. H. Becker
  • , P. Berghaus
  • , D. Berley
  • , E. Bernardini
  • , D. Bertrand
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Abstract

A search has been performed for nearly vertically upgoing neutrino-induced muons with the Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array (AMANDA), using data taken over the three year period 1997-99. No excess above the expected atmospheric neutrino background has been found. Upper limits at 90% confidence level have been set on the annihilation rate of neutralinos at the center of the Earth, as well as on the muon flux at AMANDA induced by neutrinos created by the annihilation products.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)129-139
Number of pages11
JournalAstroparticle Physics
Volume26
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • AMANDA
  • Dark matter
  • IceCube
  • Neutralino
  • Neutrino telescopes

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