Search for gamma-ray line signatures with H.E.S.S.
Kieffer M, Mora KD, Conrad J, Farnier C, Jacholkowska A, Veh J, Viana A (2015)
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2015
Journal
Publisher: Proceedings of Science (PoS)
Book Volume: 30-July-2015
Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of Science
Event location: The Hague, NLD
DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.1509.03514
Abstract
Many results from astrophysical observations point to a 27% contribution of non-baryonic dark matter to the mass-energy budget of the universe. Although still elusive, strongly motivated candidates in form of weakly interactive massive particles could explain the nature of dark matter, and their annihilation or decay would give rise to detectable signatures in gamma-rays. In 2012, the H.E.S.S. collaboration started taking data with the largest imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope in the world which significantly lowered the energy threshold of the already operational four-telescope system. In particular, due to its location and improved performance at low energies, the H.E.S.S. experiment is now in a position to extend the search for dark matter line signals down to the 100 GeV mass range. The sensitivity to line searches with a new full likelihood approach will be discussed and preliminary results from observations with the second phase of H.E.S.S. will be presented.
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Involved external institutions
Laboratoire de physique nucléaire et de hautes énergies (LPNHE)
France (FR)
Stockholm University / Stockholms universitet
Sweden (SE)
Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik (MPIK) / Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
Germany (DE)
France (FR)
Stockholm University / Stockholms universitet
Sweden (SE)
Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik (MPIK) / Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
Germany (DE)
How to cite
APA:
Kieffer, M., Mora, K.D., Conrad, J., Farnier, C., Jacholkowska, A., Veh, J., & Viana, A. (2015). Search for gamma-ray line signatures with H.E.S.S. In Proceedings of Science. The Hague, NLD: Proceedings of Science (PoS).
MLA:
Kieffer, M., et al. "Search for gamma-ray line signatures with H.E.S.S." Proceedings of the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2015, The Hague, NLD Proceedings of Science (PoS), 2015.
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