Indirect search for dark matter in M 31 with the CELESTE experiment
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Astronomy and Astrophysics - A&A. 2006-04, vol. 450, p. 1-8
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English Abstract
Context: .If dark matter is made of neutralinos, annihilation of such Majorana particles should produce high energy cosmic rays, especially in galaxy halo high density regions like galaxy centres. Aims: .M 31 (Andromeda) ...Read more >
Context: .If dark matter is made of neutralinos, annihilation of such Majorana particles should produce high energy cosmic rays, especially in galaxy halo high density regions like galaxy centres. Aims: .M 31 (Andromeda) is our nearest neighbour spiral galaxy, and both its high mass and its low distance make it a source of interest for the indirect search for dark matter through γ-ray detection. Methods: .The ground based atmospheric Cherenkov telescope CELESTE observed M 31 from 2001 to 2003, in the mostly unexplored energy range 50-500 GeV. Results: .These observations provide an upper limit on the flux above 50 GeV around 10-10 cm-2 s-1 in the frame of supersymmetric dark matter, and more generally on any gamma emission from M 31.Read less <
English Keywords
dark matter
indirect detection
gamma-ray astronomy
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