Search for dark matter WIMPs using upward through-going muons in Super-Kamiokande

S. Desai; Y. Ashie; S. Fukuda; Y. Fukuda; K. Ishihara; Y. Itow; Y. Koshio; A. Minamino; M. Miura; S. Moriyama; M. Nakahata; T. Namba; R. Nambu; Y. Obayashi; N. Sakurai; M. Shiozawa; Y. Suzuki; H. Takeuchi; Y. Takeuchi; S. Yamada; M. Ishitsuka; T. Kajita; K. Kaneyuki; S. Nakayama; A. Okada; T. Ooyabu; C. Saji; M. Earl; E. Kearns; J. L. Stone; L. R. Sulak; C. W. Walter; W. Wang; M. Goldhaber; T. Barszczak; D. Casper; J. P. Cravens; W. Gajewski; W. R. Kropp; S. Mine; D. W. Liu; M. B. Smy; H. W. Sobel; C. W. Sterner; M. R. Vagins; K. S. Ganezer; J. Hill; W. E. Keig; J. Y. Kim; I. T. Lim; R. W. Ellsworth; S. Tasaka; G. Guillian; A. Kibayashi; J. G. Learned; S. Matsuno; D. Takemori; M. D. Messier; Y. Hayato; A. K. Ichikawa; T. Ishida; T. Ishii; T. Iwashita; J. Kameda; T. Kobayashi; T. Maruyama; K. Nakamura; K. Nitta; Y. Oyama; M. Sakuda; Y. Totsuka; A. T. Suzuki; M. Hasegawa; K. Hayashi; T. Inagaki; I. Kato; H. Maesaka; T. Morita; T. Nakaya; K. Nishikawa; T. Sasaki; S. Ueda; S. Yamamoto; T. J. Haines; S. Dazeley; S. Hatakeyama; R. Svoboda; E. Blaufuss; J. A. Goodman; G. W. Sullivan; D. Turcan; K. Scholberg; A. Habig; C. K. Jung; T. Kato; K. Kobayashi; M. Malek; C. Mauger; C. McGrew; A. Sarrat; E. Sharkey; C. Yanagisawa; T. Toshito; C. Mitsuda; K. Miyano; T. Shibata; Y. Kajiyama; Y. Nagashima; M. Takita; M. Yoshida; H. I. Kim; S. B. Kim; J. Yoo; H. Okazawa; T. Ishizuka; Y. Choi; H. K. Seo; Y. Gando; T. Hasegawa; K. Inoue; J. Shirai; A. Suzuki; M. Koshiba; T. Hashimoto; Y. Nakajima; K. Nishijima; T. Harada; H. Ishino; M. Morii; R. Nishimura; Y. Watanabe; D. Kielczewska; J. Zalipska; R. Gran; K. K. Shiraishi; K. Washburn; R. J. Wilkes

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.70.083523

Search for dark matter WIMPs using upward through-going muons in Super-Kamiokande

S. Desai, Y. Ashie, S. Fukuda, Y. Fukuda, K. Ishihara, Y. Itow, Y. Koshio, A. Minamino, M. Miura, S. Moriyama, M. Nakahata, T. Namba, R. Nambu, Y. Obayashi, N. Sakurai, M. Shiozawa, Y. Suzuki, H. Takeuchi, Y. Takeuchi, S. YamadaM. Ishitsuka, T. Kajita, K. Kaneyuki, S. Nakayama, A. Okada, T. Ooyabu, C. Saji, M. Earl, E. Kearns, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, C. W. Walter, W. Wang, M. Goldhaber, T. Barszczak, D. Casper, J. P. Cravens, W. Gajewski, W. R. Kropp, S. Mine, D. W. Liu, M. B. Smy, H. W. Sobel, C. W. Sterner, M. R. Vagins, K. S. Ganezer, J. Hill, W. E. Keig, J. Y. Kim, I. T. Lim, R. W. Ellsworth, S. Tasaka, G. Guillian, A. Kibayashi, J. G. Learned, S. Matsuno, D. Takemori, M. D. Messier, Y. Hayato, A. K. Ichikawa, T. Ishida, T. Ishii, T. Iwashita, J. Kameda, T. Kobayashi, T. Maruyama, K. Nakamura, K. Nitta, Y. Oyama, M. Sakuda, Y. Totsuka, A. T. Suzuki, M. Hasegawa, K. Hayashi, T. Inagaki, I. Kato, H. Maesaka, T. Morita, T. Nakaya, K. Nishikawa, T. Sasaki, S. Ueda, S. Yamamoto, T. J. Haines, S. Dazeley, S. Hatakeyama, R. Svoboda, E. Blaufuss, J. A. Goodman, G. W. Sullivan, D. Turcan, K. Scholberg, A. Habig, C. K. Jung, T. Kato, K. Kobayashi, M. Malek, C. Mauger, C. McGrew, A. Sarrat, E. Sharkey, C. Yanagisawa, T. Toshito, C. Mitsuda, K. Miyano, T. Shibata, Y. Kajiyama, Y. Nagashima, M. Takita, M. Yoshida, H. I. Kim, S. B. Kim, J. Yoo, H. Okazawa, T. Ishizuka, Y. Choi, H. K. Seo, Y. Gando, T. Hasegawa, K. Inoue, J. Shirai, A. Suzuki, M. Koshiba, T. Hashimoto, Y. Nakajima, K. Nishijima, T. Harada, H. Ishino, M. Morii, R. Nishimura, Y. Watanabe, D. Kielczewska, J. Zalipska, R. Gran, K. K. Shiraishi, K. Washburn, R. J. Wilkes

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We present the results of indirect searches for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs), with 1679.6 live days of data from the Super-Kamiokande detector using neutrino-induced upward through-going muons. The search is performed by looking for an excess of high energy muon neutrinos from WIMP annihilations in the Sun, the core of the Earth, and the Galactic Center, as compared to the number expected from the atmospheric neutrino background. No statistically significant excess was seen. We calculate the flux limits in various angular cones around each of the above celestial objects. We obtain conservative model-independent upper limits on the WIMP-nucleon cross section as a function of WIMP mass, and compare these results with the corresponding results from direct dark matter detection experiments.

Original language	English
Journal	Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume	70
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.70.083523
Publication status	Published - 2004

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Desai, S., Ashie, Y., Fukuda, S., Fukuda, Y., Ishihara, K., Itow, Y., Koshio, Y., Minamino, A., Miura, M., Moriyama, S., Nakahata, M., Namba, T., Nambu, R., Obayashi, Y., Sakurai, N., Shiozawa, M., Suzuki, Y., Takeuchi, H., Takeuchi, Y., ... Wilkes, R. J. (2004). Search for dark matter WIMPs using upward through-going muons in Super-Kamiokande. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 70(8). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.70.083523

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note = "Funding Information: We gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of the Kamioka Mining and Smelting Company. The Super-Kamiokande experiment has been built and operated from funding by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, the United States Department of Energy, and the U.S. National Science Foundation, with support for individual researchers from Research Corporation's Cottrell College Science Award.",

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Search for dark matter WIMPs using upward through-going muons in Super-Kamiokande

AU - Desai, S.

AU - Ashie, Y.

AU - Fukuda, S.

AU - Fukuda, Y.

AU - Ishihara, K.

AU - Itow, Y.

AU - Koshio, Y.

AU - Minamino, A.

AU - Miura, M.

AU - Moriyama, S.

AU - Nakahata, M.

AU - Namba, T.

AU - Nambu, R.

AU - Obayashi, Y.

AU - Sakurai, N.

AU - Shiozawa, M.

AU - Suzuki, Y.

AU - Takeuchi, H.

AU - Takeuchi, Y.

AU - Yamada, S.

AU - Ishitsuka, M.

AU - Kajita, T.

AU - Kaneyuki, K.

AU - Nakayama, S.

AU - Okada, A.

AU - Ooyabu, T.

AU - Saji, C.

AU - Earl, M.

AU - Kearns, E.

AU - Stone, J. L.

AU - Sulak, L. R.

AU - Walter, C. W.

AU - Wang, W.

AU - Goldhaber, M.

AU - Barszczak, T.

AU - Casper, D.

AU - Cravens, J. P.

AU - Gajewski, W.

AU - Kropp, W. R.

AU - Mine, S.

AU - Liu, D. W.

AU - Smy, M. B.

AU - Sobel, H. W.

AU - Sterner, C. W.

AU - Vagins, M. R.

AU - Ganezer, K. S.

AU - Hill, J.

AU - Keig, W. E.

AU - Kim, J. Y.

AU - Lim, I. T.

AU - Ellsworth, R. W.

AU - Tasaka, S.

AU - Guillian, G.

AU - Kibayashi, A.

AU - Learned, J. G.

AU - Matsuno, S.

AU - Takemori, D.

AU - Messier, M. D.

AU - Hayato, Y.

AU - Ichikawa, A. K.

AU - Ishida, T.

AU - Ishii, T.

AU - Iwashita, T.

AU - Kameda, J.

AU - Kobayashi, T.

AU - Maruyama, T.

AU - Nakamura, K.

AU - Nitta, K.

AU - Oyama, Y.

AU - Sakuda, M.

AU - Totsuka, Y.

AU - Suzuki, A. T.

AU - Hasegawa, M.

AU - Hayashi, K.

AU - Inagaki, T.

AU - Kato, I.

AU - Maesaka, H.

AU - Morita, T.

AU - Nakaya, T.

AU - Nishikawa, K.

AU - Sasaki, T.

AU - Ueda, S.

AU - Yamamoto, S.

AU - Haines, T. J.

AU - Dazeley, S.

AU - Hatakeyama, S.

AU - Svoboda, R.

AU - Blaufuss, E.

AU - Goodman, J. A.

AU - Sullivan, G. W.

AU - Turcan, D.

AU - Scholberg, K.

AU - Habig, A.

AU - Jung, C. K.

AU - Kato, T.

AU - Kobayashi, K.

AU - Malek, M.

AU - Mauger, C.

AU - McGrew, C.

AU - Sarrat, A.

AU - Sharkey, E.

AU - Yanagisawa, C.

AU - Toshito, T.

AU - Mitsuda, C.

AU - Miyano, K.

AU - Shibata, T.

AU - Kajiyama, Y.

AU - Nagashima, Y.

AU - Takita, M.

AU - Yoshida, M.

AU - Kim, H. I.

AU - Kim, S. B.

AU - Yoo, J.

AU - Okazawa, H.

AU - Ishizuka, T.

AU - Choi, Y.

AU - Seo, H. K.

AU - Gando, Y.

AU - Hasegawa, T.

AU - Inoue, K.

AU - Shirai, J.

AU - Suzuki, A.

AU - Koshiba, M.

AU - Hashimoto, T.

AU - Nakajima, Y.

AU - Nishijima, K.

AU - Harada, T.

AU - Ishino, H.

AU - Morii, M.

AU - Nishimura, R.

AU - Watanabe, Y.

AU - Kielczewska, D.

AU - Zalipska, J.

AU - Gran, R.

AU - Shiraishi, K. K.

AU - Washburn, K.

AU - Wilkes, R. J.

N1 - Funding Information: We gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of the Kamioka Mining and Smelting Company. The Super-Kamiokande experiment has been built and operated from funding by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, the United States Department of Energy, and the U.S. National Science Foundation, with support for individual researchers from Research Corporation's Cottrell College Science Award.

PY - 2004

Y1 - 2004

N2 - We present the results of indirect searches for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs), with 1679.6 live days of data from the Super-Kamiokande detector using neutrino-induced upward through-going muons. The search is performed by looking for an excess of high energy muon neutrinos from WIMP annihilations in the Sun, the core of the Earth, and the Galactic Center, as compared to the number expected from the atmospheric neutrino background. No statistically significant excess was seen. We calculate the flux limits in various angular cones around each of the above celestial objects. We obtain conservative model-independent upper limits on the WIMP-nucleon cross section as a function of WIMP mass, and compare these results with the corresponding results from direct dark matter detection experiments.

AB - We present the results of indirect searches for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs), with 1679.6 live days of data from the Super-Kamiokande detector using neutrino-induced upward through-going muons. The search is performed by looking for an excess of high energy muon neutrinos from WIMP annihilations in the Sun, the core of the Earth, and the Galactic Center, as compared to the number expected from the atmospheric neutrino background. No statistically significant excess was seen. We calculate the flux limits in various angular cones around each of the above celestial objects. We obtain conservative model-independent upper limits on the WIMP-nucleon cross section as a function of WIMP mass, and compare these results with the corresponding results from direct dark matter detection experiments.

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