Dark matter signals at neutrino telescopes in effective theories

Journal Article · Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2015/04/052· OSTI ID:22525863

Catena, Riccardo ^[1]

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1. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077 Göttingen (Germany)

We constrain the effective theory of one-body dark matter-nucleon interactions using neutrino telescope observations. We derive exclusion limits on the 28 coupling constants of the theory, exploring interaction operators previously considered in dark matter direct detection only, and using new nuclear response functions recently derived through nuclear structure calculations. We determine for what interactions neutrino telescopes are superior to current direct detection experiments, and show that Hydrogen is not the most important element in the exclusion limit calculation for the majority of the spin-dependent operators.

• OSTI ID: 22525863
• Journal Information: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Vol. 2015, Issue 04; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1475-7516
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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79 ASTROPHYSICS
COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY
COUPLING CONSTANTS
DETECTION
DIRECT CURRENT
HYDROGEN
NONLUMINOUS MATTER
NUCLEAR STRUCTURE
NUCLEON REACTIONS
QUANTUM OPERATORS
RESPONSE FUNCTIONS
SIGNALS
SPIN
TELESCOPES