Search for dark matter annihilation signals from the Galactic Center with the H.E.S.S. Inner Galaxy Survey

the H.E.S.S. Collaboration

Search for dark matter annihilation signals from the Galactic Center with the H.E.S.S. Inner Galaxy Survey

the H.E.S.S. Collaboration

Department of Physics
University of Namibia
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
Russian-Armenian University
Aix-Marseille Université
Centre for Space Research
North-West University
Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules
LTHE (UMR 5564 CNRS/IRD/Université de Grenoble)
Department of Physics
University of Oxford
Université Paris-Saclay
Institute for Nuclear Physics
c/o DESY
Jagiellonian University
School of Physics
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering
Linnaeus University, Växjö
University of Tübingen
LUTH - Laboratoire de l'Univers et de ses Theories
Sorbonne Université
University of Warsaw
Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen
UMR 5797
Astroparticule and Cosmol APC
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Leicester
University of Potsdam
University of South Australia

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Abstract

The presence of dark matter (DM) is suggested by a wealth of astrophysical and cosmological measurements. However, its underlying nature is yet unknown. Among the most promising candidates are weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs): particles with mass and coupling strength at the electroweak scale and thermally-produced in the early universe have a present relic density consistent with that observed today. WIMP self-annihilation would produce Standard Model particles including gamma-rays, which have been long-time recognized as a prime messenger to indirectly detect dark matter signals. The centre of the Milky Way is predicted as the brightest source of DM annihilations. The H.E.S.S. collaboration is currently performing a survey of the inner region of the Milky Way, the Inner Galaxy Survey (IGS), intended to achieve the best sensitivity to faint and diffuse emissions in a region of several degrees around the Galactic Centre. We analyzed 2014-2020 observations taken with the five-telescope array to search for a DM annihilation signal. With the current dataset of about 550 hours, we found no significant excess and therefore derived strong constraints on the velocity-weighted annihilation cross-section. TeV thermal WIMPs can be probed in different annihilation channels.

Original language	English
Article number	511
Journal	Proceedings of Science
Volume	395
Publication status	Published - 18 Mar 2022
Event	37th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2021 - Virtual, Berlin, Germany Duration: 12 Jul 2021 → 23 Jul 2021

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N2 - The presence of dark matter (DM) is suggested by a wealth of astrophysical and cosmological measurements. However, its underlying nature is yet unknown. Among the most promising candidates are weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs): particles with mass and coupling strength at the electroweak scale and thermally-produced in the early universe have a present relic density consistent with that observed today. WIMP self-annihilation would produce Standard Model particles including gamma-rays, which have been long-time recognized as a prime messenger to indirectly detect dark matter signals. The centre of the Milky Way is predicted as the brightest source of DM annihilations. The H.E.S.S. collaboration is currently performing a survey of the inner region of the Milky Way, the Inner Galaxy Survey (IGS), intended to achieve the best sensitivity to faint and diffuse emissions in a region of several degrees around the Galactic Centre. We analyzed 2014-2020 observations taken with the five-telescope array to search for a DM annihilation signal. With the current dataset of about 550 hours, we found no significant excess and therefore derived strong constraints on the velocity-weighted annihilation cross-section. TeV thermal WIMPs can be probed in different annihilation channels.

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ER -

Search for dark matter annihilation signals from the Galactic Center with the H.E.S.S. Inner Galaxy Survey

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