Constraining dark matter models from a combined analysis of Milky Way satellites with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

M. Ackermann; M. Ajello; A. Albert; W. B. Atwood; L. Baldini; J. Ballet; G. Barbiellini; D. Bastieri; K. Bechtol; R. Bellazzini; B. Berenji; R. D. Blandford; E. D. Bloom; E. Bonamente; A. W. Borgland; J. Bregeon; M. Brigida; P. Bruel; R. Buehler; T. H. Burnett; S. Buson; G. A. Caliandro; R. A. Cameron; B. Cañadas; P. A. Caraveo; J. M. Casandjian; C. Cecchi; E. Charles; A. Chekhtman; J. Chiang; S. Ciprini; R. Claus; J. Cohen-Tanugi; J. Conrad; S. Cutini; A. De Angelis; F. De Palma; C. D. Dermer; S. W. Digel; E. Do Couto E Silva; P. S. Drell; A. Drlica-Wagner; L. Falletti; C. Favuzzi; S. J. Fegan; E. C. Ferrara; Y. Fukazawa; S. Funk; P. Fusco; F. Gargano; D. Gasparrini; N. Gehrels; S. Germani; N. Giglietto; F. Giordano; M. Giroletti; T. Glanzman; G. Godfrey; I. A. Grenier; S. Guiriec; M. Gustafsson; D. Hadasch; M. Hayashida; E. Hays; R. E. Hughes; T. E. Jeltema; G. Jóhannesson; R. P. Johnson; A. S. Johnson; T. Kamae; H. Katagiri; J. Kataoka; J. Knödlseder; M. Kuss; J. Lande; L. Latronico; A. M. Lionetto; M. Llena Garde; F. Longo; F. Loparco; B. Lott; M. N. Lovellette; P. Lubrano; G. M. Madejski; M. N. Mazziotta; J. E. McEnery; J. Mehault; P. F. Michelson; W. Mitthumsiri; T. Mizuno; C. Monte; M. E. Monzani; A. Morselli; I. V. Moskalenko; S. Murgia; M. Naumann-Godo; J. P. Norris; E. Nuss; T. Ohsugi; A. Okumura; N. Omodei; E. Orlando; J. F. Ormes; M. Ozaki; D. Paneque; D. Parent; M. Pesce-Rollins; M. Pierbattista; F. Piron; G. Pivato; T. A. Porter; S. Profumo; S. Rainò; M. Razzano; A. Reimer; O. Reimer; S. Ritz; M. Roth; H. F.W. Sadrozinski; C. Sbarra; J. D. Scargle; T. L. Schalk; C. Sgrò; E. J. Siskind; G. Spandre; P. Spinelli; L. Strigari; D. J. Suson; H. Tajima; H. Takahashi; T. Tanaka; J. G. Thayer; J. B. Thayer; D. J. Thompson; L. Tibaldo; M. Tinivella; D. F. Torres; E. Troja; Y. Uchiyama; J. Vandenbroucke; V. Vasileiou; G. Vianello; V. Vitale; A. P. Waite; P. Wang; B. L. Winer; K. S. Wood; M. Wood; Z. Yang; S. Zimmer; M. Kaplinghat; G. D. Martinez

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.241302

Constraining dark matter models from a combined analysis of Milky Way satellites with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

M. Ackermann^*, M. Ajello, A. Albert, W. B. Atwood, L. Baldini, J. Ballet, G. Barbiellini, D. Bastieri, K. Bechtol, R. Bellazzini, B. Berenji, R. D. Blandford, E. D. Bloom, E. Bonamente, A. W. Borgland, J. Bregeon, M. Brigida, P. Bruel, R. Buehler, T. H. BurnettS. Buson, G. A. Caliandro, R. A. Cameron, B. Cañadas, P. A. Caraveo, J. M. Casandjian, C. Cecchi, E. Charles, A. Chekhtman, J. Chiang, S. Ciprini, R. Claus, J. Cohen-Tanugi, J. Conrad, S. Cutini, A. De Angelis, F. De Palma, C. D. Dermer, S. W. Digel, E. Do Couto E Silva, P. S. Drell, A. Drlica-Wagner, L. Falletti, C. Favuzzi, S. J. Fegan, E. C. Ferrara, Y. Fukazawa, S. Funk, P. Fusco, F. Gargano, D. Gasparrini, N. Gehrels, S. Germani, N. Giglietto, F. Giordano, M. Giroletti, T. Glanzman, G. Godfrey, I. A. Grenier, S. Guiriec, M. Gustafsson, D. Hadasch, M. Hayashida, E. Hays, R. E. Hughes, T. E. Jeltema, G. Jóhannesson, R. P. Johnson, A. S. Johnson, T. Kamae, H. Katagiri, J. Kataoka, J. Knödlseder, M. Kuss, J. Lande, L. Latronico, A. M. Lionetto, M. Llena Garde, F. Longo, F. Loparco, B. Lott, M. N. Lovellette, P. Lubrano, G. M. Madejski, M. N. Mazziotta, J. E. McEnery, J. Mehault, P. F. Michelson, W. Mitthumsiri, T. Mizuno, C. Monte, M. E. Monzani, A. Morselli, I. V. Moskalenko, S. Murgia, M. Naumann-Godo, J. P. Norris, E. Nuss, T. Ohsugi, A. Okumura, N. Omodei, E. Orlando, J. F. Ormes, M. Ozaki, D. Paneque, D. Parent, M. Pesce-Rollins, M. Pierbattista, F. Piron, G. Pivato, T. A. Porter, S. Profumo, S. Rainò, M. Razzano, A. Reimer, O. Reimer, S. Ritz, M. Roth, H. F.W. Sadrozinski, C. Sbarra, J. D. Scargle, T. L. Schalk, C. Sgrò, E. J. Siskind, G. Spandre, P. Spinelli, L. Strigari, D. J. Suson, H. Tajima, H. Takahashi, T. Tanaka, J. G. Thayer, J. B. Thayer, D. J. Thompson, L. Tibaldo, M. Tinivella, D. F. Torres, E. Troja, Y. Uchiyama, J. Vandenbroucke, V. Vasileiou, G. Vianello, V. Vitale, A. P. Waite, P. Wang, B. L. Winer, K. S. Wood, M. Wood, Z. Yang, S. Zimmer, M. Kaplinghat, G. D. Martinez

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Satellite galaxies of the Milky Way are among the most promising targets for dark matter searches in gamma rays. We present a search for dark matter consisting of weakly interacting massive particles, applying a joint likelihood analysis to 10 satellite galaxies with 24 months of data of the Fermi Large Area Telescope. No dark matter signal is detected. Including the uncertainty in the dark matter distribution, robust upper limits are placed on dark matter annihilation cross sections. The 95% confidence level upper limits range from about 10^-26cmm³s^-1 at 5 GeV to about 5×10^-23cm³s^-1 at 1 TeV, depending on the dark matter annihilation final state. For the first time, using gamma rays, we are able to rule out models with the most generic cross section (∼3×10^-26cm³s^-1 for a purely s-wave cross section), without assuming additional boost factors.

Original language	English
Article number	241302
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	107
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.241302
Publication status	Published - 2011 Dec 8

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Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Albert, A., Atwood, W. B., Baldini, L., Ballet, J., Barbiellini, G., Bastieri, D., Bechtol, K., Bellazzini, R., Berenji, B., Blandford, R. D., Bloom, E. D., Bonamente, E., Borgland, A. W., Bregeon, J., Brigida, M., Bruel, P., Buehler, R., ... Martinez, G. D. (2011). Constraining dark matter models from a combined analysis of Milky Way satellites with the Fermi Large Area Telescope. Physical Review Letters, 107(24), [241302]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.241302

Ackermann, M, Ajello, M, Albert, A, Atwood, WB, Baldini, L, Ballet, J, Barbiellini, G, Bastieri, D, Bechtol, K, Bellazzini, R, Berenji, B, Blandford, RD, Bloom, ED, Bonamente, E, Borgland, AW, Bregeon, J, Brigida, M, Bruel, P, Buehler, R, Burnett, TH, Buson, S, Caliandro, GA, Cameron, RA, Cañadas, B, Caraveo, PA, Casandjian, JM, Cecchi, C, Charles, E, Chekhtman, A, Chiang, J, Ciprini, S, Claus, R, Cohen-Tanugi, J, Conrad, J, Cutini, S, De Angelis, A, De Palma, F, Dermer, CD, Digel, SW, Do Couto E Silva, E, Drell, PS, Drlica-Wagner, A, Falletti, L, Favuzzi, C, Fegan, SJ, Ferrara, EC, Fukazawa, Y, Funk, S, Fusco, P, Gargano, F, Gasparrini, D, Gehrels, N, Germani, S, Giglietto, N, Giordano, F, Giroletti, M, Glanzman, T, Godfrey, G, Grenier, IA, Guiriec, S, Gustafsson, M, Hadasch, D, Hayashida, M, Hays, E, Hughes, RE, Jeltema, TE, Jóhannesson, G, Johnson, RP, Johnson, AS, Kamae, T, Katagiri, H, Kataoka, J, Knödlseder, J, Kuss, M, Lande, J, Latronico, L, Lionetto, AM, Llena Garde, M, Longo, F, Loparco, F, Lott, B, Lovellette, MN, Lubrano, P, Madejski, GM, Mazziotta, MN, McEnery, JE, Mehault, J, Michelson, PF, Mitthumsiri, W, Mizuno, T, Monte, C, Monzani, ME, Morselli, A, Moskalenko, IV, Murgia, S, Naumann-Godo, M, Norris, JP, Nuss, E, Ohsugi, T, Okumura, A, Omodei, N, Orlando, E, Ormes, JF, Ozaki, M, Paneque, D, Parent, D, Pesce-Rollins, M, Pierbattista, M, Piron, F, Pivato, G, Porter, TA, Profumo, S, Rainò, S, Razzano, M, Reimer, A, Reimer, O, Ritz, S, Roth, M, Sadrozinski, HFW, Sbarra, C, Scargle, JD, Schalk, TL, Sgrò, C, Siskind, EJ, Spandre, G, Spinelli, P, Strigari, L, Suson, DJ, Tajima, H, Takahashi, H, Tanaka, T, Thayer, JG, Thayer, JB, Thompson, DJ, Tibaldo, L, Tinivella, M, Torres, DF, Troja, E, Uchiyama, Y, Vandenbroucke, J, Vasileiou, V, Vianello, G, Vitale, V, Waite, AP, Wang, P, Winer, BL, Wood, KS, Wood, M, Yang, Z, Zimmer, S, Kaplinghat, M & Martinez, GD 2011, 'Constraining dark matter models from a combined analysis of Milky Way satellites with the Fermi Large Area Telescope', Physical Review Letters, vol. 107, no. 24, 241302. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.241302

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