Constraining dark matter lifetime with a deep gamma-ray survey of the Perseus galaxy cluster with MAGIC

V. A. Acciari; S. Ansoldi; L. A. Antonelli; A. Arbet Engels; C. Arcaro; D. Baack; A. Babić; B. Banerjee; P. Bangale; U. Barres de Almeida; J. A. Barrio; J. Becerra González; W. Bednarek; E. Bernardini; A. Berti; J. Besenrieder; W. Bhattacharyya; C. Bigongiari; A. Biland; O. Blanch; G. Bonnoli; R. Carosi; G. Ceribella; S. Cikota; S. M. Colak; P. Colin; E. Colombo; J. L. Contreras; J. Cortina; S. Covino; V. D'Elia; P. Da Vela; F. Dazzi; A. De Angelis; B. De Lotto; M. Delfino; J. Delgado; F. Di Pierro; E. Do Souto Espiñera; A. Domínguez; D. Dominis Prester; D. Dorner; M. Doro; S. Einecke; D. Elsaesser; V. Fallah Ramazani; A. Fattorini; A. Fernández-Barral; G. Ferrara; D. Fidalgo; L. Foffano; M. V. Fonseca; L. Font; C. Fruck; D. Galindo; S. Gallozzi; R. J. García López; M. Garczarczyk; M. Gaug; P. Giammaria; N. Godinović; D. Guberman; D. Hadasch; A. Hahn; T. Hassan; J. Herrera; J. Hoang; D. Hrupec; S. Inoue; K. Ishio; Y. Iwamura; H. Kubo; J. Kushida; D. Kuveždić; A. Lamastra; D. Lelas; F. Leone; E. Lindfors; S. Lombardi; F. Longo; M. López; A. López-Oramas; C. Maggio; P. Majumdar; M. Makariev; G. Maneva; M. Manganaro; K. Mannheim; L. Maraschi; M. Mariotti; M. Martínez; S. Masuda; D. Mazin; M. Minev; J. M. Miranda; R. Mirzoyan; E. Molina; A. Moralejo; V. Moreno; E. Moretti

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Constraining dark matter lifetime with a deep gamma-ray survey of the Perseus galaxy cluster with MAGIC

V. A. Acciari, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli, A. Arbet Engels, C. Arcaro, D. Baack, A. Babić, B. Banerjee, P. Bangale, U. Barres de Almeida, J. A. Barrio, J. Becerra González, W. Bednarek, E. Bernardini, A. Berti, J. Besenrieder, W. Bhattacharyya, C. Bigongiari, A. Biland, O. BlanchG. Bonnoli, R. Carosi, G. Ceribella, S. Cikota, S. M. Colak, P. Colin, E. Colombo, J. L. Contreras, J. Cortina, S. Covino, V. D'Elia, P. Da Vela, F. Dazzi, A. De Angelis, B. De Lotto, M. Delfino, J. Delgado, F. Di Pierro, E. Do Souto Espiñera, A. Domínguez, D. Dominis Prester, D. Dorner, M. Doro, S. Einecke, D. Elsaesser, V. Fallah Ramazani, A. Fattorini, A. Fernández-Barral, G. Ferrara, D. Fidalgo, L. Foffano, M. V. Fonseca, L. Font, C. Fruck, D. Galindo, S. Gallozzi, R. J. García López, M. Garczarczyk, M. Gaug, P. Giammaria, N. Godinović, D. Guberman, D. Hadasch, A. Hahn, T. Hassan, J. Herrera, J. Hoang, D. Hrupec, S. Inoue, K. Ishio, Y. Iwamura, H. Kubo, J. Kushida, D. Kuveždić, A. Lamastra, D. Lelas, F. Leone, E. Lindfors, S. Lombardi, F. Longo, M. López, A. López-Oramas, C. Maggio, P. Majumdar, M. Makariev, G. Maneva, M. Manganaro, K. Mannheim, L. Maraschi, M. Mariotti, M. Martínez, S. Masuda, D. Mazin, M. Minev, J. M. Miranda, R. Mirzoyan, E. Molina, A. Moralejo, V. Moreno, E. Moretti

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© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Clusters of galaxies are the largest known gravitationally bound structures in the Universe, with masses around 1015 M⊙, most of it in the form of dark matter. The ground-based Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope MAGIC made a deep survey of the Perseus cluster of galaxies using almost 400 h of data recorded between 2009 and 2017. This is the deepest observational campaign so far on a cluster of galaxies in the very high energy range. We search for gamma-ray signals from dark matter particles in the mass range between 200 GeV and 200 TeV decaying into standard model pairs. We apply an analysis optimized for the spectral and morphological features expected from dark matter decays and find no evidence of decaying dark matter. From this, we conclude that dark matter particles have a decay lifetime longer than ∼1026 s in all considered channels. Our results improve previous lower limits found by MAGIC and represent the strongest limits on decaying dark matter particles from ground-based gamma-ray instruments.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	38-47
Journal	Physics of the Dark Universe
Volume	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dark.2018.08.002
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2018

Keywords

Cluster of galaxies
Decaying dark matter
Imaging air Cherenkov telescopes
Indirect searches
Perseus

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Acciari, V. A., Ansoldi, S., Antonelli, L. A., Arbet Engels, A., Arcaro, C., Baack, D., Babić, A., Banerjee, B., Bangale, P., Barres de Almeida, U., Barrio, J. A., Becerra González, J., Bednarek, W., Bernardini, E., Berti, A., Besenrieder, J., Bhattacharyya, W., Bigongiari, C., Biland, A., ... Moretti, E. (2018). Constraining dark matter lifetime with a deep gamma-ray survey of the Perseus galaxy cluster with MAGIC. Physics of the Dark Universe, 22, 38-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dark.2018.08.002

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AU - Antonelli, L. A.

AU - Arbet Engels, A.

AU - Arcaro, C.

AU - Baack, D.

AU - Babić, A.

AU - Banerjee, B.

AU - Bangale, P.

AU - Barres de Almeida, U.

AU - Barrio, J. A.

AU - Becerra González, J.

AU - Bednarek, W.

AU - Bernardini, E.

AU - Berti, A.

AU - Besenrieder, J.

AU - Bhattacharyya, W.

AU - Bigongiari, C.

AU - Biland, A.

AU - Blanch, O.

AU - Bonnoli, G.

AU - Carosi, R.

AU - Ceribella, G.

AU - Cikota, S.

AU - Colak, S. M.

AU - Colin, P.

AU - Colombo, E.

AU - Contreras, J. L.

AU - Cortina, J.

AU - Covino, S.

AU - D'Elia, V.

AU - Da Vela, P.

AU - Dazzi, F.

AU - De Angelis, A.

AU - De Lotto, B.

AU - Delfino, M.

AU - Delgado, J.

AU - Di Pierro, F.

AU - Do Souto Espiñera, E.

AU - Domínguez, A.

AU - Dominis Prester, D.

AU - Dorner, D.

AU - Doro, M.

AU - Einecke, S.

AU - Elsaesser, D.

AU - Fallah Ramazani, V.

AU - Fattorini, A.

AU - Fernández-Barral, A.

AU - Ferrara, G.

AU - Fidalgo, D.

AU - Foffano, L.

AU - Fonseca, M. V.

AU - Font, L.

AU - Fruck, C.

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AU - Gallozzi, S.

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AU - Kushida, J.

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AU - Lelas, D.

AU - Leone, F.

AU - Lindfors, E.

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AU - Majumdar, P.

AU - Makariev, M.

AU - Maneva, G.

AU - Manganaro, M.

AU - Mannheim, K.

AU - Maraschi, L.

AU - Mariotti, M.

AU - Martínez, M.

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AU - Mazin, D.

AU - Minev, M.

AU - Miranda, J. M.

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N2 - © 2018 Elsevier B.V. Clusters of galaxies are the largest known gravitationally bound structures in the Universe, with masses around 1015 M⊙, most of it in the form of dark matter. The ground-based Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope MAGIC made a deep survey of the Perseus cluster of galaxies using almost 400 h of data recorded between 2009 and 2017. This is the deepest observational campaign so far on a cluster of galaxies in the very high energy range. We search for gamma-ray signals from dark matter particles in the mass range between 200 GeV and 200 TeV decaying into standard model pairs. We apply an analysis optimized for the spectral and morphological features expected from dark matter decays and find no evidence of decaying dark matter. From this, we conclude that dark matter particles have a decay lifetime longer than ∼1026 s in all considered channels. Our results improve previous lower limits found by MAGIC and represent the strongest limits on decaying dark matter particles from ground-based gamma-ray instruments.

AB - © 2018 Elsevier B.V. Clusters of galaxies are the largest known gravitationally bound structures in the Universe, with masses around 1015 M⊙, most of it in the form of dark matter. The ground-based Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope MAGIC made a deep survey of the Perseus cluster of galaxies using almost 400 h of data recorded between 2009 and 2017. This is the deepest observational campaign so far on a cluster of galaxies in the very high energy range. We search for gamma-ray signals from dark matter particles in the mass range between 200 GeV and 200 TeV decaying into standard model pairs. We apply an analysis optimized for the spectral and morphological features expected from dark matter decays and find no evidence of decaying dark matter. From this, we conclude that dark matter particles have a decay lifetime longer than ∼1026 s in all considered channels. Our results improve previous lower limits found by MAGIC and represent the strongest limits on decaying dark matter particles from ground-based gamma-ray instruments.

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KW - Decaying dark matter

KW - Imaging air Cherenkov telescopes

KW - Indirect searches

KW - Perseus

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DO - 10.1016/j.dark.2018.08.002

M3 - Article

VL - 22

SP - 38

EP - 47

JO - Physics of the Dark Universe

JF - Physics of the Dark Universe

SN - 2212-6864

ER -

Constraining dark matter lifetime with a deep gamma-ray survey of the Perseus galaxy cluster with MAGIC

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