Neutrinos from Inert Doublet dark matter

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作者
Andreas, Sarah [1 ,2 ]
Tytgat, Michel H. G. [1 ]
Swillens, Quentin [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Libre Bruxelles, Serv Phys Theor, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
[2] Rhein Westfal TH Aachen, Inst Theoret Phys E, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
[3] Univ Libre Bruxelles, IIHE, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS | 2009年 / 04期
关键词
dark matter; neutrino detector; dark matter detectors; neutrino and gamma astronomy; SYMMETRY-BREAKING; CAPTURE; POPULATION;
D O I
10.1088/1475-7516/2009/04/004
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We investigate the signatures of neutrinos produced in the annihilation of WIMP dark matter in the Earth, the Sun and at the Galactic centre within the framework of the Inert Doublet Model and extensions. We consider a dark matter candidate, that we take to be one of the neutral components of an extra Higgs doublet, in three distinct mass ranges, which have all been shown previously to be consistent with both WMAP abundance and direct detection experiments exclusion limits. Specifically, we consider a light WIMP with mass between 4 and 8 GeV (low), a WIMP with mass around 60-70 GeV (middle) and a heavy WIMP with mass above 500 GeV (high). In the first case, we show that capture in the Sun may be constrained using Super-Kamiokande data. In the last two cases, we argue that indirect detection through neutrinos is challenging but not altogether excluded. For middle masses, we try to make the most bene fit of the proximity of the so-called 'iron resonance' that might enhance the capture of the dark matter candidate by the Earth. The signal from the Earth is further enhanced if light right-handed Majorana neutrinos are introduced, in which case the scalar dark matter candidate may annihilate into pairs of mono-energetic neutrinos. In the case of high masses, detection of neutrinos from the Galactic centre might be possible, provided the dark matter abundance is substantially boosted.
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