Constraints on Heavy Asymmetric and Symmetric Dark Matter from the Glashow Resonance

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Hauptverfasser: Liu, Qinrui, Song, Ningqiang, Vincent, Aaron C.
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author Liu, Qinrui
Song, Ningqiang
Vincent, Aaron C.
author_facet Liu, Qinrui
Song, Ningqiang
Vincent, Aaron C.
contents The decay of asymmetric dark matter (ADM) can lead to distinct neutrino signatures characterized by an asymmetry between neutrinos and antineutrinos. In the high-energy regime, the Glashow resonant interaction $\barν_{e} + e^{-} \rightarrow W^{-}$ yields an increase in sensitivity to the neutrino flux, and stands out as the only way of discerning the antineutrino component in the diffuse high-energy astrophysical neutrino flux. This offers a unique opportunity in the search for dark matter with masses above the PeV scale. We examine the neutrino signal stemming from ADM decay and set the first stringent constraints on ADM lifetime $τ_X$. For ADM with mass $m_X\gtrsim 10$~PeV, we {exclude} $τ_X\lesssim 10^{29}$s using the data from the recent IceCube search for Glashow resonance events. Our projections further show that sensitivities at the forthcoming IceCube-Gen2 could approach $10^{30}$s, depending on the decay channel. The current constraints on symmetric dark matter decay to neutrinos are also improved by up to a factor of 3 thanks to the Glashow resonance.
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spellingShingle Constraints on Heavy Asymmetric and Symmetric Dark Matter from the Glashow Resonance
Liu, Qinrui
Song, Ningqiang
Vincent, Aaron C.
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
The decay of asymmetric dark matter (ADM) can lead to distinct neutrino signatures characterized by an asymmetry between neutrinos and antineutrinos. In the high-energy regime, the Glashow resonant interaction $\barν_{e} + e^{-} \rightarrow W^{-}$ yields an increase in sensitivity to the neutrino flux, and stands out as the only way of discerning the antineutrino component in the diffuse high-energy astrophysical neutrino flux. This offers a unique opportunity in the search for dark matter with masses above the PeV scale. We examine the neutrino signal stemming from ADM decay and set the first stringent constraints on ADM lifetime $τ_X$. For ADM with mass $m_X\gtrsim 10$~PeV, we {exclude} $τ_X\lesssim 10^{29}$s using the data from the recent IceCube search for Glashow resonance events. Our projections further show that sensitivities at the forthcoming IceCube-Gen2 could approach $10^{30}$s, depending on the decay channel. The current constraints on symmetric dark matter decay to neutrinos are also improved by up to a factor of 3 thanks to the Glashow resonance.
title Constraints on Heavy Asymmetric and Symmetric Dark Matter from the Glashow Resonance
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.14602