Dark Matter annihilation to neutrinos: New limits and future prospects

22 May 2019, 17:00
20m
Aransas (Omni Hotel)

Aransas

Omni Hotel

900 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Oral Neutrinos: Models, Phenomenology, Experiments Neutrinos: Models, Phenomenology, Experiments

Speaker

Ibrahim Safa (UW Madison)

Description

Since the confirmation of neutrino oscillations in the late 90s, it became apparent that the road to new physics is paved with neutrinos. On top of that, a plethora of evidence suggests the existence of a dark matter component that cannot be described without an extension to the Standard Model (SM). As a result, many proposed solutions that reconcile the SM with dark matter incorporate a new particle or introduce a dark sector that is connected to the SM via neutrinos. In this work, we provide new model-independent limits on dark matter annihilation into neutrinos based on measurements of neutrinos in a wide energy range. Thus, in this talk, I present the most up-to-date and comprehensive results on dark matter annihilation into neutrinos.

Authors

Prof. Aaron Vincent (Queen's University ) Ali Kheirandish Andres Olivares (IPPP, Durham University) Carlos Arguelles (MIT) Ibrahim Safa (UW Madison)

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