X0 Annihilation Cross Section

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Limits are on σv for X0 pair annihilation for the X0 mass specified in the footnote when needed.
VALUE (cm3s1) CL% DOCUMENT ID TECN  COMMENT
• • We do not use the following data for averages, fits, limits, etc. • •
<1×1024 90 1
ABBASI
2023A
ICCB WIMP annihilation to ν's
<1×1022 90 2
ABBASI
2023B
ICCB PeV WIMP annihilation
<5×1028 95 3
ABE
2023B
MGIC Wimp annihilation to γ
4
ALBERT
2023
HAWC WIMP annihilation to γ in galactic halo
5
CHENG
2023A
Fermi-LAT and DAMPE combined γ line search
<2×1025 95 6
FOSTER
2023
FLAT DM annihilation to gamma line
7
GUO
2023
FAST DM annihilation in dwarf spheroidal galaxy
8
GUO
2023A
WIMP annihilation in dwarf spheroidal galaxies
<2×1026 95 9
LAVIS
2023
bb + 2HDM+S, m<1000 GeV
<1.2×1026 95 10
ABDALLA
2022
HESS DM annihilation to gamma rays
11
ALBERT
2022A
ANTR PeV-scale DM search
<1×1027 12
CHAN
2022
DM annihilation from Omega Centauri X-rays
<3×1026 13
EGOROV
2022
DM annihilation to radio waves from M31
14
MANCONI
2022
polarized synchrotron emission from DM annihilation via Planck
<5×1024 95 15
ABDALLAH
2021
HESS WIMP annihilation in dwarf irregular galaxy
16
CIRELLI
2021
light DM annihilation producing X-rays
17
JOHN
2021
cosmic positron spectra limits on leptophilic DM
<2.5×1027 95 18
ABAZAJIAN
2020
FLAT γ from galactic center
19
ABDALLAH
2020
HESS WIMP annihilation in dwarf satellite galaxies
<1.2×1024 90 20
ABE
2020G
SKAM WIMP annihilation to neutrinos
<2.2×1024 95 21
ALBERT
2020
HAWC WIMP annihilation to γ
<5×1024 90 22
ALBERT
2020A
ANTR WIMP annihilation to νs in galactic center
<1×1023 90 23
ALBERT
2020C
ANTR Antares/IceCube search for WIMP annihilation to νs
<8×1026 24
ALVAREZ
2020
FLAT dwarf spheroidal; J-distribution
<2×1026 90 25
HOOF
2020
FLAT WIMP annihilation to γ
26
MAZZIOTTA
2020
FLAT DM annihilation in Sun to γ
27
ABEYSEKARA
2019
HAWC DM annihilation to γs within galactic substructure
<0.8×1022 95 28
ALBERT
2019B
HAWC annihilation/decay to γ in M31
<4×1026 95 29
CHEUNG
2019
EDGS χ χ e+e and bb
<7×1027 95 30
DI-MAURO
2019
FLAT Fermi-LAT M31 and M33
31
JOHNSON
2019
FLAT Pwave DM; Fermi-LAT
<2×1026 95 32
LI
2019D
FLAT χ χ γ
<1×1032 33
NG
2019
sterile ν decay/annihilation
34
QUEIROZ
2019
semi-annihilating DM
<4×1028 95 35
ABDALLAH
2018
HESS X0 X0 γX; galactic halo
<1×1023 95 36
AHNEN
2018
MGIC X0 X0 γX; Ursa Major II
<1×1022 95 37
ALBERT
2018B
HAWC X0 X0 γX; Andromeda
<1×1026 95 38
CHANG
2018A
χ χ bb γ
39
LISANTI
2018
THEO Fermi, γ; galaxy groups
40
MAZZIOTTA
2018
FLAT Fermi-LAT CRE data
<1.2×1023 95 41
AARTSEN
2017C
ICCB χ χ neutrinos
<1×1023 90 42
ALBERT
2017A
ANTR ν, DM annihilation
<1.32×1025 95 43
ARCHAMBAULT
2017
VRTS γ dwarf galaxies
<7×1021 90 44
AVRORIN
2017
BAIK cosmic ν
<1×1028 45
BOUDAUD
2017
MeV DM to e+e
46
AARTSEN
2016D
ICCB ν, galactic center
<6×1026 95 47
ABDALLAH
2016
HESS Central Galactic Halo
<1×1027 95 48
ABDALLAH
2016A
HESS WIMP+WIMP γγ; galactic center
<3×1026 95 49
AHNEN
2016
MGFL Satellite galaxy, m(WIMP)=100 GeV
<1.9×1021 90 50
AVRORIN
2016
BAIK νs from galactic center
<3×1026 95 51
CAPUTO
2016
FLAT small Magellanic cloud
<1×1025 95 52
FORNASA
2016
FLAT Fermi-LAT γ-ray anisotropy
<5×1027 53
LEITE
2016
WIMP, radio
<2×1026 95 54
LI
2016
FLAT dwarf galaxies
<1×1025 95 55
LI
2016A
FLAT Fermi-LAT; M31
<1×1026 56
LIANG
2016
FLAT Fermi-LAT, gamma line
<1×1025 95 57
LU
2016
FLAT Fermi-LAT and AMS-02
<1×1023 95 58
SHIRASAKI
2016
FLAT extra galactic
59
AARTSEN
2015C
ICCB ν, Galactic halo
60
AARTSEN
2015E
ICCB ν, Galactic center
61
ABRAMOWSKI
2015
HESS Galactic center
62
ACKERMANN
2015
FLAT monochromatic γ
63
ACKERMANN
2015A
FLAT isotropic γ background
64
ACKERMANN
2015B
FLAT Satellite galaxy
65
ADRIAN-MARTIN..
2015
ANTR ν, Galactic center
<2.90×1026 95 66, 67
ACKERMANN
2014
FLAT Satellite galaxy, m = 10 GeV
<1.84×1025 95 66, 68
ACKERMANN
2014
FLAT Satellite galaxy, m = 100 GeV
<1.75×1024 95 66, 68
ACKERMANN
2014
FLAT Satellite galaxy, m = 1 TeV
<4.52×1024 95 69
ALEKSIC
2014
MGIC Segue 1, m = 1.35 TeV
70
AARTSEN
2013C
ICCB Galaxies
71
ABRAMOWSKI
2013
HESS Central Galactic Halo
72
ACKERMANN
2013A
FLAT Galaxy
73
ABRAMOWSKI
2012
HESS Fornax Cluster
74
ACKERMANN
2012
FLAT Galaxy
75
ACKERMANN
2012
FLAT Galaxy
76
ALIU
2012
VRTS Segue 1
<1×1022 90 77
ABBASI
2011C
ICCB Galactic halo, m=1 TeV
<3×1025 95 78
ABRAMOWSKI
2011
HESS Near Galactic center, m=1 TeV
<1×1026 95 79
ACKERMANN
2011
FLAT Satellite galaxy, m=10 GeV
<1×1025 95 79
ACKERMANN
2011
FLAT Satellite galaxy, m=100 GeV
<1×1024 95 79
ACKERMANN
2011
FLAT Satellite galaxy, m=1 TeV
1  ABBASI 2023A search for WIMP-WIMP annihilation to ν's. No signal observed. Require σv < 1024 cm3/s for m(χ) 1010×104 GeV for various halo profiles.
2  ABBASI 2023B search for PeV-scale WIMP-WIMP annihilation to μ or b pairs. No signal observed. Require σv < 1022 cm3/s for χ χ bb with m(χ) about 1 PeV or σv < 1023 cm3/s for χ χ μ+μ with m(χ) about 1 PeV.
3  ABE 2023B search for WMP-WIMP annihilation to γ in GC. No signal observed. Require σv < 5×1028 cm3/s for m(χ) = 1 TeV or σv < 1×1025 cm3/s for m(χ) = 100 TeV.
4  ALBERT 2023 search for WIMP pair annihilation to γ in galactic halo. No signal observed. Limits placed in σv vs. mass (10100 TeV) plane for various annihilation channels.
5  CHENG 2023A provide updated combined Fermi-LAT/DAMPE search for gamma line from WIMP annihilation. No signal observed. Limits placed in σv vs. mass (6200 GeV) plane for various halo profiles.
6  FOSTER 2023 search for gamma ray line in Fermi-LAT data. No signal observed. Limits placed in σv vs. m(χ) plane. For Higgsino DM limit see Fig. 12.
7  GUO 2023 search with Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope for synchrotron emission radio signal of DM annihilation from dwarf spheroidal galaxy. No signal observed. Limits set in σv vs. m(χ) plane for various annihilation final states.
8  GUO 2023A search in public IceCube data for DM annihilation to neutrinos. No signal observed. Limits placed in σv vs m(χ) plane for various annihilation assumptions.
9  LAVIS 2023 search for 2HDM+S DM and generic spectra using MeerKAT. No signal observed. Limits placed in σv vs. mass (101000 GeV) plane for various annihilation channels.
10  ABDALLA 2022 search for WIMP annihilation in galactic center to gamma rays using HESS; no signal observed; limits set in mass vs σv plane for dominant annihilation to WW or ττ. Limit here for ττ channel 0.7 TeV mass.
11  ALBERT 2022A search for secluded PeV-scale DM annihilation to four final states; no signal detected; limits placed in σv vs. m(χ) plane for m(χ): 66000 TeV for m(mediator) = 50, 250, and 1000 GeV.
12  CHAN 2022 derive a variety of limits on DM annihilation to various channels resulting in X-rays from dwarf galaxy Omega Centauri. Limits are very dependent on assumed DM density and diffusion coefficient. Quoted limit is for m(WIMP) = 100 GeV annihilating to WW with parameters as in Fig. 4.
13  EGOROV 2022 derives limits on DM annihlation to bb or ττ via radio signals from M31; quoted limit from bb channel with LOFAR telescope as main data source, using parameters as in Fig. 10 (green curve) for m(χ) = 100 GeV.
14  MANCONI 2022 use polarized synchrotron emission data from Planck to constrain WIMP annihilation cross section in Galaxy; limits set in σv vs. m(DM) plane.
15  ABDALLAH 2021 search for WIMP-WIMP annihilation into 2 monoenergetic γ rays in WLM dwarf irregular galaxy using HESS data. No signal. Limits placed in σv vs. m(WIMP) plane for a mass of 370 GeV.
16  CIRELLI 2021 derive limits on light DM annihilation to ee, μμ, ππ that then produce X-rays using data published by INTEGRAL telescope. Limits placed in σv vs. m(DM) plane for m(DM) = 15000 MeV.
17  JOHN 2021 derive limits on leptophilic DM annihilating to positrons by comparing expected spectra to AMS-02 data. The range m(DM): 60300 GeV appears excluded for this type of model, see Fig. 3.
18  ABAZAJIAN 2020 derive new limits on WIMP annihilation in galactic center (GC): σv < 2.5×1027 cm3/s for m(WIMP) = 50 GeV: seems to rule out WIMP explanation for GC γ excess, favouring an astrophysics origin.
19  ABDALLAH 2020 search for WIMP annihilation in newly discovered by DES dwarf satellite galaxies using HESS; limits placed in σv vs. m(DM) plane depending on annihilation channel and which dwarf satellite.
20  ABE 2020G search Super-Kamiokande data for WIMP annihilation to neutrinos in galactic center/halo; no signal; limits placed in σv vs. m(DM) plane depending on annihilation channel and m(WIMP). Reported limit for annihilation to νν at 1 GeV.
21  ALBERT 2020 search for TeV-scale WIMP annihlation to γγ in dwarf spheroidal galaxies; no signal; limits placed in σv vs m(WIMP) plane: e.g. σv < 2.2×1024 cm3/s for m(WIMP) = 1 TeV.
22  ALBERT 2020A search for WIMP annihilation to νs in galactic center using Antares; limits placed in σv vs m(WIMP) plane e.g. σv < 5×1024 cm3/s for m(WIMP) = 1 TeV assuming annihilation dominantly to ττ.
23  ALBERT 2020C report combined Antares + IceCube search for WIMP annihilation to ττ; for NFW halo profile report σv < 1×1023 cm3/s for m(WIMP) = 100 GeV.
24  ALVAREZ 2020 use profiling over J-factor distributions and background to derive new limits on σv; e.g. σv < 8×1026 cm3/s for m(WIMP) = 100 GeV.
25  HOOF 2020 examine γ rays from 27 dwarf spheroidals using Fermi-LAT data; place limits in σv vs m(WIMP) plane using profile likelihood and marginalized posterior techniques for DM annihilation to ττ and bb; quoted limit uses first technique and bb channel for m(WIMP) = 100 GeV; results rule out WIMP explanation of galactic center excess.
26  MAZZIOTTA 2020 use Fermi-LAT pointed-at-Sun data to search for DM annihilation in the Sun to long-lived mediators decaying into gamma rays, i.e. χ χ ϕϕ 4 γ. Limits placed on the SI and SD DM-nucleon cross sections in the σDM mass plane for DM masses in the range 3 GeV 1.8 TeV. Limits are evaluated in both cases of equilibrium and non-equilibrium.
27  ABEYSEKARA 2019 search for γs from DM annihilation in galactic substructures with HAWC; no signal, limits placed in Jσv vs. declination plane for m(DM) 1108 TeV.
28  ALBERT 2019B search for DM signal from M31 galaxy in μ, τ, t, b, W channels using HAWC for m(DM) 1100 TeV; no signal, limits placed in σv vs. m(DM) plane.
29  CHEUNG 2019 derive model-dependent bounds on σv from EDGES data: < 4×1026 cm3/s for e+e and bb for m(χ) = 100 GeV (including boost factor).
30  DI-MAURO 2019 place limits on WIMP annihilation via Fermi-LAT observation of M31 and M33 galaxies: σv < 7×1027cm3/s for m(χ) = 20 GeV from M31.
31  JOHNSON 2019 search for γ-rays, 10600 GeV energy, from Pwave annihilating DM around SgrA* BH using Fermi-LAT; limits set for various models.
32  LI 2019D search for χ χ γ in Fermi-LAT data; no signal, require σv < 2×1026 cm3/s for m(χ) = 100 GeV.
33  NG 2019 search for X-ray line from sterile ν decay/annihilation using NuStar M-31; no signal: limits placed in m(ν) vs mixing angle and σv vs m(ν).
34  QUEIROZ 2019 examine χ χ χSM semi-annihilation of DM reaction; limits placed for various assumed SM particles in σv vs. m(χ) plane.
35  ABDALLAH 2018 search for WIMP WIMP γX in central galactic halo, 10 years of data; limits placed in σv vs. m(WIMP) plane for m(WIMP): 0.370 TeV.
36  AHNEN 2018 search for WIMP WIMP γX from Ursa Major II; limits set in σv vs. m(WIMP) plane for bb, W+W, τ+τ, and μ+μ annihilation modes.
37  ALBERT 2018B search for TeV-scale WIMPs with WIMP WIMP γX in Andromeda galaxy using HAWC Observatory; limits set in σv vs m(WIMP) plane.
38  CHANG 2018A examine χ χ bb γ using Fermi Pass 8 data; no signal; require σv < 1026 cm3/s for m(χ) = 50 GeV.
39  LISANTI 2018 examine Fermi Pass 8 γ-ray data from galaxy groups; report m(WMP) > 30 GeV for annihilation in bb channel.
40  MAZZIOTTA 2018 examine Fermi-LAT electron and positron spectra searching for features originating from DM particles annihilation into e+e pairs, from 45 GeV to 2 TeV; no signal found, limits are obtained.
41  AARTSEN 2017C use 1005 days of IceCube data to search for χ χ neutrinos via various annihilation channels. Limits set.
42  ALBERT 2017A search for DM annihilation to νs using ANTARES data from 20072015. No signal. Limits set in σv vs. m(DM) plane for m(DM) 1010×105 GeV. The listed limit is for m(DM) = 100 TeV.
43  ARCHAMBAULT 2017 set limits for WIMP mass between 100 GeV and 1 TeV on σv for W+W, ZZ, bb, ss, uu, dd, tt, e+e, gg, cc, hh, γγ, μ+μ,τ+τ annihilation channels.
44  AVRORIN 2017 find upper limits for the annhilation cross section in various channels for DM particle mass between 30 GeV and 10 TeV. Strongest upper limits coming from the two neutrino channel require σv < 6×1020 cm3/s in dwarf galaxies and σv < 7×1021 cm3/s in LMC for 5 TeV WIMP mass.
45  BOUDAUD 2017 use data from the spacecraft Voyager 1, beyond the heliopause, and from AMS02 on χ χ e+e to require σv<1.×1028 cm3/s for m(χ) = 10 MeV.
46  AARTSEN 2016D search for GeV νs from WIMP annihilation in galaxy; limits set on σv in Fig. 6, 7.
47  ABDALLAH 2016 require σv < 6×1026 cm3/s for m(WIMP) = 1.5 TeV from 254 hours observation (WW channel) and < 2×1026 cm3/s for m(WIMP) = 1.0 TeV in τ+τ channel.
48  ABDALLAH 2016A search for line spectra from WIMP + WIMP γγ in 18 hr HESS data; rule out previous 130 GeV WIMP hint from Fermi-LAT data.
49  AHNEN 2016 require σv<3×1026 cm3/s for m(WIMP) = 100 GeV (WW channel).
50  AVRORIN 2016 require s.v < 1.91×1021 cm3/s from WIMP annihilation to νs via WW channel for m(WIMP) = 1 TeV.
51  CAPUTO 2016 place limits on WIMPs from annihilation to gamma rays in Small Magellanic Cloud using Fermi-LaT data: σv<3×1026cm3/s for m(WIMP) = 10 GeV.
52  FORNASA 2016 use anisotropies in the γ-ray diffuse emission detected by Fermi-LAT to bound σv < 1025cm3/s for m(WIMP) = 100 GeV in bb channel: see Fig. 28. The limit is driven by dark-matter subhalos in the Milky Way and it refers to their Most Constraining Scenario.
53  LEITE 2016 constrain WIMP annihilation via search for radio emissions from Smith cloud; σv < 5×1027cm3/s in ee channel for m(WIMP) = 5 GeV.
54  LI 2016 re-analyze Fermi-LAT data on 8 dwarf spheroidals; set limit σv<2×1026 cm3/s for m(WIMP) = 100 GeV in bb mode with substructures included.
55  LI 2016A constrain σv < 1025cm3/s in bb channel for m(WIMP) = 100 GeV using Fermi-LAT data from M31; see Fig. 6.
56  LIANG 2016 search dwarf spheroidal galaxies, Large Magellanic Cloud, and Small Magellanic Cloud for γ-line in Fermi-LAT data.
57  LU 2016 re-analyze Fermi-LAT and AMS-02 data; require σv <1025cm3/s for mm(WIMP) = 1 TeV in bb channel .
58  SHIRASAKI 2016 re-anayze Fermi-LAT extra-galactic data; require σv<1023cm3/s for m(WIMP) = 1 TeV in bb channel; see Fig. 8.
59  AARTSEN 2015C search for neutrinos from X0 annihilation in the Galactic halo. See their Figs. 16 and 17, and Table 5 for limits on σv for X0 mass between 100 GeV and 100 TeV.
60  AARTSEN 2015E search for neutrinos from X0 annihilation in the Galactic center. See their Figs. 7 and 9, and Table 3 for limits on σv for X0 mass between 30 GeV and 10 TeV.
61  ABRAMOWSKI 2015 search for γ from X0 annihilation in the Galactic center. See their Fig. 4 for limits on σv for X0 mass between 250 GeV and 10 TeV.
62  ACKERMANN 2015 search for monochromatic γ from X0 annihlation in the Galactic halo. See their Fig. 8 and Tables 24 for limits on σv for X0 mass between 0.2 GeV and 500 GeV.
63  ACKERMANN 2015A search for γ from X0 annihilation (both Galactic and extragalactic) in the isotropic γ background. See their Fig. 7 for limits on σv for X0 mass between 10 GeV and 30 TeV.
64  ACKERMANN 2015B search for γ from X0 annihilation in 15 dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. See their Figs. 1 and 2 for limits on σv for X0 mass between 2 GeV and 10 TeV.
65  ADRIAN-MARTINEZ 2015 search for neutrinos from X0 annihilation in the Galactic center. See their Figs. 10 and 11 and Tables 1 and 2 for limits on σv for X0 mass between 25 GeV and 10 TeV.
66  ACKERMANN 2014 search for γ from X0 annihilation in 25 dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. See their Tables II--VII for limits assuming annihilation into e+e, μ+μ, τ+τ, uu, bb, and W+W, for X0 mass ranging from 2 GeV to 10 TeV.
67  Limit assuming X0 pair annihilation into bb.
68  Limit assuming X0 pair annihilation into W+W.
69  ALEKSIC 2014 search for γ from X0 annihilation in the dwarf spheroidal galaxy Segue 1. The listed limit assumes annihilation into W+W. See their Figs. 6, 7, and 16 for limits on σv for annihilation channels μ+μ, τ+τ, bb, tt, γγ, γZ, W+W, ZZ for X0 mass between 102 and 104 GeV.
70  AARTSEN 2013C search for neutrinos from X0 annihilation in nearby galaxies and galaxy clusters. See their Figs. 57 for limits on σv for X0 X0 νν, μ+μ, τ+τ, and W+W for X0 mass between 300 GeV and 100 TeV.
71  ABRAMOWSKI 2013 search for monochromatic γ from X0 annihilation in the Milky Way halo in the central region. Limit on σv between 1028 and 1025 cm3 s1 (95% CL) is obtained for X0 mass between 500 GeV and 20 TeV for X0 X0 γγ. X0 density distribution in the Galaxy by Einasto is assumed. See their Fig. 4.
72  ACKERMANN 2013A search for monochromatic γ from X0 annihilation in the Milky Way. Limit on σv for the process X0 X0 γγ in the range 10291027 cm3 s1 (95% CL) is obtained for X0 mass between 5 and 300 GeV. The limit depends slightly on the assumed density profile of X0 in the Galaxy. See their Tables VIIX and Fig.10. Supersedes ACKERMANN 2012.
73  ABRAMOWSKI 2012 search for γ's from X0 annihilation in the Fornax galaxy cluster. See their Fig. 7 for limits on σv for X0 mass between 0.1 and 100 TeV for the annihilation channels τ+τ, bb, and W+W.
74  ACKERMANN 2012 search for monochromatic γ from X0 annihilation in the Milky Way. Limit on σv in the range 10281026 cm3s1 (95% CL) is obtained for X0 mass between 7 and 200 GeV if X0 annihilates into γγ. The limit depends slightly on the assumed density profile of X0 in the Galaxy. See their Table III and Fig. 15.
75  ACKERMANN 2012 search for γ from X0 annihilation in the Milky Way in the diffuse γ background. Limit on σv of 1024 cm3s1 or larger is obtained for X0 mass between 5 GeV and 10 TeV for various annihilation channels including W+W, bb, gg, e+e, μ+μ, τ+τ. The limit depends slightly on the assumed density profile of X0 in the Galaxy. See their Figs. 1720.
76  ALIU 2012 search for γ's from X0 annihilation in the dwarf spheroidal galaxy Segue 1. Limit on σv in the range 10241020 cm3s1 (95% CL) is obtained for X0 mass between 10 GeV and 2 TeV for annihilation channels e+e, μ+μ, τ+τ, bb, and W+W. See their Fig. 3.
77  ABBASI 2011C search for νμ from X0 annihilation in the outer halo of the Milky Way. The limit assumes annihilation into νν. See their Fig. 9 for limits with other annihilation channels.
78  ABRAMOWSKI 2011 search for γ from X0 annihilation near the Galactic center. The limit assumes Einasto DM density profile.
79  ACKERMANN 2011 search for γ from X0 annihilation in ten dwarf spheroidal satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. The limit for m = 10 GeV assumes annihilation into bb, the others W+W. See their Fig. 2 for limits with other final states. See also GERINGER-SAMETH 2011 for a different analysis of the same data.
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