Limits to the muon flux from neutralino annihilations in the Sun with the AMANDA detector

M. Ackermann; J. Ahrens; X. Bai; M. Bartelt; S. W. Barwick; R. C. Bay; T. Becka; K. H. Becker; J. K. Becker; P. Berghaus; E. Bernardini; D. Bertrand; D. J. Boersma; S. Böser; O. Botner; A. Bouchta; O. Bouhali; C. Burgess; T. Burgess; T. Castermans; D. Chirkin; B. Collin; J. Conrad; J. Cooley; D. F. Cowen; M. D'Agostino; A. Davour; C. De Clercq; C. P. De Los Heros; T. Deyoung; P. Desiati; P. Ekström; T. Feser; T. K. Gaisser; R. Ganugapati; H. Geenen; L. Gerhardt; A. Goldschmidt; A. Gross; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; K. Hanson; D. H. Hardtke; T. Harenberg; T. Hauschildt; M. Hellwig; K. Helbing; P. Herquet; G. C. Hill; J. Hodges; D. Hubert; B. Hughey; P. O. Hulth; K. Hultqvist; S. Hundertmark; J. Jacobsen; K. H. Kampert; A. Karle; M. Kestel; G. Kohnen; L. Köpke; M. Kowalski; K. Kuehn; R. Lang; H. Leich; M. Leuthold; I. Liubarsky; J. Lundberg; J. Madsen; P. Marciniewski; H. S. Matis; C. P. McParland; T. Messarius; Y. Minaeva; P. Miočinović; R. Morse; K. Münich; R. Nahnhauer; J. W. Nam; T. Neunhöffer; P. Niessen; D. R. Nygren; H. Ögelman; Ph Olbrechts; A. Pohl; R. Porrata; P. B. Price; G. T. Przybylski; K. Rawlins; E. Resconi; W. Rhode; M. Ribordy; S. Richter; S. Robbins; J. Rodríguez Martino; H. G. Sander; S. Schlenstedt; D. Schneider

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Limits to the muon flux from neutralino annihilations in the Sun with the AMANDA detector

M. Ackermann, J. Ahrens, X. Bai, M. Bartelt, S. W. Barwick, R. C. Bay, T. Becka, K. H. Becker, J. K. Becker, P. Berghaus, E. Bernardini, D. Bertrand, D. J. Boersma, S. Böser, O. Botner, A. Bouchta, O. Bouhali, C. Burgess, T. Burgess, T. CastermansD. Chirkin, B. Collin, J. Conrad, J. Cooley, D. F. Cowen, M. D'Agostino, A. Davour, C. De Clercq, C. P. De Los Heros, T. Deyoung, P. Desiati, P. Ekström, T. Feser, T. K. Gaisser, R. Ganugapati, H. Geenen, L. Gerhardt, A. Goldschmidt, A. Gross, A. Hallgren, F. Halzen, K. Hanson, D. H. Hardtke, T. Harenberg, T. Hauschildt, M. Hellwig, K. Helbing, P. Herquet, G. C. Hill, J. Hodges, D. Hubert, B. Hughey, P. O. Hulth, K. Hultqvist, S. Hundertmark, J. Jacobsen, K. H. Kampert, A. Karle, M. Kestel, G. Kohnen, L. Köpke, M. Kowalski, K. Kuehn, R. Lang, H. Leich, M. Leuthold, I. Liubarsky, J. Lundberg, J. Madsen, P. Marciniewski, H. S. Matis, C. P. McParland, T. Messarius, Y. Minaeva, P. Miočinović, R. Morse, K. Münich, R. Nahnhauer, J. W. Nam, T. Neunhöffer, P. Niessen, D. R. Nygren, H. Ögelman, Ph Olbrechts, A. Pohl, R. Porrata, P. B. Price, G. T. Przybylski, K. Rawlins, E. Resconi, W. Rhode, M. Ribordy, S. Richter, S. Robbins, J. Rodríguez Martino, H. G. Sander, S. Schlenstedt, D. Schneider

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Abstract

A search for an excess of muon-neutrinos from neutralino annihilations in the Sun has been performed with the AMANDA-II neutrino detector using data collected in 143.7 days of live-time in 2001. No excess over the expected atmospheric neutrino background has been observed. An upper limit at 90% confidence level has been obtained on the annihilation rate of captured neutralinos in the Sun, as well as the corresponding muon flux limit at the Earth, both as functions of the neutralino mass in the range 100-5000 GeV.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	459-466
Number of pages	8
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	24
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2005.09.006
State	Published - Jan 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

AMANDA
Dark matter
Neutralino
Neutrino telescopes

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Ackermann, M., Ahrens, J., Bai, X., Bartelt, M., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R. C., Becka, T., Becker, K. H., Becker, J. K., Berghaus, P., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Boersma, D. J., Böser, S., Botner, O., Bouchta, A., Bouhali, O., Burgess, C., Burgess, T., ... Schneider, D. (2006). Limits to the muon flux from neutralino annihilations in the Sun with the AMANDA detector. Astroparticle Physics, 24(6), 459-466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2005.09.006

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AU - Ackermann, M.

AU - Ahrens, J.

AU - Bai, X.

AU - Bartelt, M.

AU - Barwick, S. W.

AU - Bay, R. C.

AU - Becka, T.

AU - Becker, K. H.

AU - Becker, J. K.

AU - Berghaus, P.

AU - Bernardini, E.

AU - Bertrand, D.

AU - Boersma, D. J.

AU - Böser, S.

AU - Botner, O.

AU - Bouchta, A.

AU - Bouhali, O.

AU - Burgess, C.

AU - Burgess, T.

AU - Castermans, T.

AU - Chirkin, D.

AU - Collin, B.

AU - Conrad, J.

AU - Cooley, J.

AU - Cowen, D. F.

AU - D'Agostino, M.

AU - Davour, A.

AU - De Clercq, C.

AU - De Los Heros, C. P.

AU - Deyoung, T.

AU - Desiati, P.

AU - Ekström, P.

AU - Feser, T.

AU - Gaisser, T. K.

AU - Ganugapati, R.

AU - Geenen, H.

AU - Gerhardt, L.

AU - Goldschmidt, A.

AU - Gross, A.

AU - Hallgren, A.

AU - Halzen, F.

AU - Hanson, K.

AU - Hardtke, D. H.

AU - Harenberg, T.

AU - Hauschildt, T.

AU - Hellwig, M.

AU - Helbing, K.

AU - Herquet, P.

AU - Hill, G. C.

AU - Hodges, J.

AU - Hubert, D.

AU - Hughey, B.

AU - Hulth, P. O.

AU - Hultqvist, K.

AU - Hundertmark, S.

AU - Jacobsen, J.

AU - Kampert, K. H.

AU - Karle, A.

AU - Kestel, M.

AU - Kohnen, G.

AU - Köpke, L.

AU - Kowalski, M.

AU - Kuehn, K.

AU - Lang, R.

AU - Leich, H.

AU - Leuthold, M.

AU - Liubarsky, I.

AU - Lundberg, J.

AU - Madsen, J.

AU - Marciniewski, P.

AU - Matis, H. S.

AU - McParland, C. P.

AU - Messarius, T.

AU - Minaeva, Y.

AU - Miočinović, P.

AU - Morse, R.

AU - Münich, K.

AU - Nahnhauer, R.

AU - Nam, J. W.

AU - Neunhöffer, T.

AU - Niessen, P.

AU - Nygren, D. R.

AU - Ögelman, H.

AU - Olbrechts, Ph

AU - Pohl, A.

AU - Porrata, R.

AU - Price, P. B.

AU - Przybylski, G. T.

AU - Rawlins, K.

AU - Resconi, E.

AU - Rhode, W.

AU - Ribordy, M.

AU - Richter, S.

AU - Robbins, S.

AU - Rodríguez Martino, J.

AU - Sander, H. G.

AU - Schlenstedt, S.

AU - Schneider, D.

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Limits to the muon flux from neutralino annihilations in the Sun with the AMANDA detector

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