: 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.

Constraints on Heavy Decaying Dark Matter from 570 Days of LHAASO Observations / Cao, Z., Aharonian, F., An, Q., Axikegu, N., Bai, L.X., Bai, Y.X., Bao, Y.W., Bastieri, D., Bi, X.J., Bi, Y.J., Cai, J.T., Cao, Z., Chang, J., Chang, J.F., Chen, E.S., Chen, L., Chen, L., Chen, L., Chen, M.J., Chen, M.L., et al.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - 129:26(2022), p. 261103. [10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.261103]

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, Z., Aharonian, F., An, Q., Axikegu, N., Bai, L.X., Bai, Y.X., Bao, Y.W., Bastieri, D., Bi, X.J., Bi, Y.J., Cai, J.T., Cao, Z., Chang, J., Chang, J.F., Chen, E.S., Chen, L., Chen, L., Chen, L., Chen, M.J., Chen, M.L., et al.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - 129:26(2022), p. 261103. [10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.261103]
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