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H.E.S.S. Limits on Linelike Dark Matter Signatures in the 100 GeV to 2 TeV Energy Range Close to the Galactic Center.

Authors :
Abdalla H
Abramowski A
Aharonian F
Ait Benkhali F
Akhperjanian AG
Andersson T
Angüner EO
Arrieta M
Aubert P
Backes M
Balzer A
Barnard M
Becherini Y
Becker Tjus J
Berge D
Bernhard S
Bernlöhr K
Birsin E
Blackwell R
Böttcher M
Boisson C
Bolmont J
Bordas P
Bregeon J
Brun F
Brun P
Bryan M
Bulik T
Capasso M
Carr J
Casanova S
Chakraborty N
Chalme-Calvet R
Chaves RC
Chen A
Chevalier J
Chrétien M
Colafrancesco S
Cologna G
Condon B
Conrad J
Couturier C
Cui Y
Davids ID
Degrange B
Deil C
Devin J
deWilt P
Djannati-Ataï A
Domainko W
Donath A
Drury LO
Dubus G
Dutson K
Dyks J
Dyrda M
Edwards T
Egberts K
Eger P
Ernenwein JP
Eschbach S
Farnier C
Fegan S
Fernandes MV
Fiasson A
Fontaine G
Förster A
Funk S
Füßling M
Gabici S
Gajdus M
Gallant YA
Garrigoux T
Giavitto G
Giebels B
Glicenstein JF
Gottschall D
Goyal A
Grondin MH
Grudzińska M
Hadasch D
Hahn J
Hawkes J
Heinzelmann G
Henri G
Hermann G
Hervet O
Hillert A
Hinton JA
Hofmann W
Hoischen C
Holler M
Horns D
Ivascenko A
Jacholkowska A
Jamrozy M
Janiak M
Jankowsky D
Jankowsky F
Jingo M
Jogler T
Jouvin L
Jung-Richardt I
Kastendieck MA
Katarzyński K
Katz U
Kerszberg D
Khélifi B
Kieffer M
King J
Klepser S
Klochkov D
Kluźniak W
Kolitzus D
Komin N
Kosack K
Krakau S
Kraus M
Krayzel F
Krüger PP
Laffon H
Lamanna G
Lau J
Lees JP
Lefaucheur J
Lefranc V
Lemière A
Lemoine-Goumard M
Lenain JP
Leser E
Liu R
Lohse T
Lorentz M
Lypova I
Marandon V
Marcowith A
Mariaud C
Marx R
Maurin G
Maxted N
Mayer M
Meintjes PJ
Meyer M
Mitchell AM
Moderski R
Mohamed M
Morå K
Moulin E
Murach T
de Naurois M
Niederwanger F
Niemiec J
Oakes L
O'Brien P
Odaka H
Ohm S
Ostrowski M
Öttl S
Oya I
Padovani M
Panter M
Parsons RD
Paz Arribas M
Pekeur NW
Pelletier G
Perennes C
Petrucci PO
Peyaud B
Pita S
Poon H
Prokhorov D
Prokoph H
Pühlhofer G
Punch M
Quirrenbach A
Raab S
Reimer A
Reimer O
Renaud M
de Los Reyes R
Rieger F
Romoli C
Rosier-Lees S
Rowell G
Rudak B
Rulten CB
Sahakian V
Salek D
Sanchez DA
Santangelo A
Sasaki M
Schlickeiser R
Schüssler F
Schulz A
Schwanke U
Schwemmer S
Settimo M
Seyffert AS
Shafi N
Shilon I
Simoni R
Sol H
Spanier F
Spengler G
Spies F
Stawarz Ł
Steenkamp R
Stegmann C
Stinzing F
Stycz K
Sushch I
Tavernet JP
Tavernier T
Taylor AM
Terrier R
Tibaldo L
Tluczykont M
Trichard C
Tuffs R
van der Walt J
van Eldik C
van Soelen B
Vasileiadis G
Veh J
Venter C
Viana A
Vincent P
Vink J
Voisin F
Völk HJ
Vuillaume T
Wadiasingh Z
Wagner SJ
Wagner P
Wagner RM
White R
Wierzcholska A
Willmann P
Wörnlein A
Wouters D
Yang R
Zabalza V
Zaborov D
Zacharias M
Zdziarski AA
Zech A
Zefi F
Ziegler A
Żywucka N
Source :
Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2016 Oct 07; Vol. 117 (15), pp. 151302. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Oct 07.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

A search for dark matter linelike signals iss performed in the vicinity of the Galactic Center by the H.E.S.S. experiment on observational data taken in 2014. An unbinned likelihood analysis iss developed to improve the sensitivity to linelike signals. The upgraded analysis along with newer data extend the energy coverage of the previous measurement down to 100 GeV. The 18 h of data collected with the H.E.S.S. array allow one to rule out at 95% C.L. the presence of a 130 GeV line (at l=-1.5°, b=0° and for a dark matter profile centered at this location) previously reported in Fermi-LAT data. This new analysis overlaps significantly in energy with previous Fermi-LAT and H.E.S.S.<br />Results: No significant excess associated with dark matter annihilations was found in the energy range of 100 GeV to 2 TeV and upper limits on the gamma-ray flux and the velocity weighted annihilation cross section are derived adopting an Einasto dark matter halo profile. Expected limits for present and future large statistics H.E.S.S. observations are also given.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1079-7114
Volume :
117
Issue :
15
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Physical review letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
27768338
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.151302