: The kilometer square array (KM2A) of the large high altitude air shower observatory (LHAASO) aims at surveying the northern γ-ray sky at energies above 10 TeV with unprecedented sensitivity. γ-ray observations have long been one of the most powerful tools for dark matter searches, as, e.g., high-energy γ rays could be produced by the decays of heavy dark matter particles. In this Letter, we present the first dark matter analysis with LHAASO-KM2A, using the first 340 days of data from 1/2-KM2A and 230 days of data from 3/4-KM2A. Several regions of interest are used to search for a signal and account for the residual cosmic-ray background after γ/hadron separation. We find no excess of dark matter signals, and thus place some of the strongest γ-ray constraints on the lifetime of heavy dark matter particles with mass between 10^{5} and 10^{9}  GeV. Our results with LHAASO are robust, and have important implications for dark matter interpretations of the diffuse astrophysical high-energy neutrino emission.

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Constraints on Heavy Decaying Dark Matter from 570 Days of LHAASO Observations

D'Ettorre Piazzoli, B;Della Volpe, D;Chianese, M;Fiorillo, D F G;Miele, G;
2022

Abstract

: The kilometer square array (KM2A) of the large high altitude air shower observatory (LHAASO) aims at surveying the northern γ-ray sky at energies above 10 TeV with unprecedented sensitivity. γ-ray observations have long been one of the most powerful tools for dark matter searches, as, e.g., high-energy γ rays could be produced by the decays of heavy dark matter particles. In this Letter, we present the first dark matter analysis with LHAASO-KM2A, using the first 340 days of data from 1/2-KM2A and 230 days of data from 3/4-KM2A. Several regions of interest are used to search for a signal and account for the residual cosmic-ray background after γ/hadron separation. We find no excess of dark matter signals, and thus place some of the strongest γ-ray constraints on the lifetime of heavy dark matter particles with mass between 10^{5} and 10^{9}  GeV. Our results with LHAASO are robust, and have important implications for dark matter interpretations of the diffuse astrophysical high-energy neutrino emission.
2022
Constraints on Heavy Decaying Dark Matter from 570 Days of LHAASO Observations / Cao, Zhen; Aharonian, F; An, Q; Axikegu, Null; Bai, L X; Bai, Y X; Bao, Y W; Bastieri, D; Bi, X J; Bi, Y J; Cai, J T; Cao, Zhe; Chang, J; Chang, J F; Chen, E S; Chen, Liang; Chen, Liang; Chen, Long; Chen, M J; Chen, M L; Chen, Q H; Chen, S H; Chen, S Z; Chen, T L; Chen, Y; Cheng, H L; Cheng, N; Cheng, Y D; Cui, S W; Cui, X H; Cui, Y D; D'Ettorre Piazzoli, B; Dai, B Z; Dai, H L; Dai, Z G; Danzengluobu, Null; Della Volpe, D; Duan, K K; Fan, J H; Fan, Y Z; Fan, Z X; Fang, J; Fang, K; Feng, C F; Feng, L; Feng, S H; Feng, X T; Feng, Y L; Gao, B; Gao, C D; Gao, L Q; Gao, Q; Gao, W; Gao, W K; Ge, M M; Geng, L S; Gong, G H; Gou, Q B; Gu, M H; Guo, F L; Guo, J G; Guo, X L; Guo, Y Q; Guo, Y Y; Han, Y A; He, H H; He, H N; He, S L; He, X B; He, Y; Heller, M; Hor, Y K; Hou, C; Hou, X; Hu, H B; Hu, Q; Hu, S; Hu, S C; Hu, X J; Huang, D H; Huang, W H; Huang, X T; Huang, X Y; Huang, Y; Huang, Z C; Ji, X L; Jia, H Y; Jia, K; Jiang, K; Jiang, Z J; Jin, M; Kang, M M; Ke, T; Kuleshov, D; Levochkin, K; Li, B B; Li, Cheng; Li, Cong; Li, F; Li, H B; Li, H C; Li, H Y; Li, J; Li, Jian; Li, Jie; Li, K; Li, W L; Li, X R; Li, Xin; Li, Xin; Li, Y Z; Li, Zhe; Li, Zhuo; Liang, E W; Liang, Y F; Lin, S J; Liu, B; Liu, C; Liu, D; Liu, H; Liu, H D; Liu, J; Liu, J L; Liu, J S; Liu, J Y; Liu, M Y; Liu, R Y; Liu, S M; Liu, W; Liu, Y; Liu, Y N; Long, W J; Lu, R; Luo, Q; Lv, H K; Ma, B Q; Ma, L L; Ma, X H; Mao, J R; Masood, A; Min, Z; Mitthumsiri, W; Nan, Y C; Ou, Z W; Pang, B Y; Pattarakijwanich, P; Pei, Z Y; Qi, M Y; Qi, Y Q; Qiao, B Q; Qin, J J; Ruffolo, D; Sáiz, A; Shao, C Y; Shao, L; Shchegolev, O; Sheng, X D; Shi, J Y; Song, H C; Stenkin, Yu V; Stepanov, V; Su, Y; Sun, Q N; Sun, X N; Sun, Z B; Tam, P H T; Tang, Z B; Tian, W W; Wang, B D; Wang, C; Wang, H; Wang, H G; Wang, J C; Wang, J S; Wang, L P; Wang, L Y; Wang, R; Wang, R N; Wang, W; Wang, X G; Wang, X Y; Wang, Y; Wang, Y D; Wang, Y J; Wang, Y P; Wang, Z H; Wang, Z X; Wang, Zhen; Wang, Zheng; Wei, D M; Wei, J J; Wei, Y J; Wen, T; Wu, C Y; Wu, H R; Wu, S; Wu, X F; Wu, Y S; Xi, S Q; Xia, J; Xia, J J; Xiang, G M; Xiao, D X; Xiao, G; Xin, G G; Xin, Y L; Xing, Y; Xiong, Z; Xu, D L; Xu, R X; Xue, L; Yan, D H; Yan, J Z; Yang, C W; Yang, F F; Yang, H W; Yang, J Y; Yang, L L; Yang, M J; Yang, R Z; Yang, S B; Yao, Y H; Yao, Z G; Ye, Y M; Yin, L Q; Yin, N; You, X H; You, Z Y; Yu, Y H; Yuan, Q; Yue, H; Zeng, H D; Zeng, T X; Zeng, W; Zeng, Z K; Zha, M; Zhai, X X; Zhang, B B; Zhang, F; Zhang, H M; Zhang, H Y; Zhang, J L; Zhang, L X; Zhang, Li; Zhang, Lu; Zhang, P F; Zhang, P P; Zhang, R; Zhang, S B; Zhang, S R; Zhang, S S; Zhang, X; Zhang, X P; Zhang, Y F; Zhang, Y L; Zhang, Yi; Zhang, Yong; Zhao, B; Zhao, J; Zhao, L; Zhao, L Z; Zhao, S P; Zheng, F; Zheng, Y; Zhou, B; Zhou, H; Zhou, J N; Zhou, P; Zhou, R; Zhou, X X; Zhu, C G; Zhu, F R; Zhu, H; Zhu, K J; Zuo, X; Ando, S; Chianese, M; Fiorillo, D F G; Miele, G; Ng, K C Y. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - 129:26(2022), p. 261103. [10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.261103]
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