Segue 1: the best dark matter candidate dwarf galaxy surveyed by MAGIC
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics2019-08-15v2High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaHigh Energy Physics - ExperimentHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Despite the interest in Dark Matter (DM) searches is currently more focused on underground experiments, a signature of DM annihilation/decay in gamma-rays from space would constitute a smoking gun for its identification. In this contribution, we start with a brief review of the efforts of the ground-based MAGIC Cherenkov telescopes system to detect DM signatures from dwarf satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way halo. We then present the recent survey of Segue 1, considered by many as possibly the most DM dominated satellite galaxy known in our galaxy. No significant gamma-ray emission was found above the background in around 30 hours of observation. This is the largest survey ever made on a single dwarf by Cherenkov telescopes. We present a novel analysis that fully takes into account the spectral features of the gamma-ray spectrum of specific DM models in a Supersymmetric scenario. We also discuss the prospects of detection after the Fermi observation of similar objects at lower energies.
@article{arxiv.1109.6781,
title = {Segue 1: the best dark matter candidate dwarf galaxy surveyed by MAGIC},
author = {J. Aleksić and M. Doro and S. Lombardi and D. Nieto and M. Fornasa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.6781},
year = {2019}
}
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4 pages, 3 figures, contribution to the 32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference, Beijing, China, August 2011