Bounds on neutrino-DM interactions from TXS 0506+056 neutrino outburst

Fuente: arXiv
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zapata, G. D., Jones-Pérez, J., Gago, A. M.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
Subjects:
Online Access:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866912486970621952
author Zapata, G. D.
Jones-Pérez, J.
Gago, A. M.
author_facet Zapata, G. D.
Jones-Pérez, J.
Gago, A. M.
contents We constrain the neutrino-dark matter cross-section using the $13 \pm 5$ neutrino event excess observed by IceCube in 2014-2015 from the direction of the blazar TXS 0506+056. Our analysis takes advantage of the dark matter overdensity spike surrounding the supermassive black hole at the center of the blazar. In our results, we take into account uncertainties related to the different types of neutrino emission models and the features of the dark matter spike, considering cross-sections that scale with energy as $σ\propto (E_ν /E_0)^n$, for values of $n = 1, 0, -1, -2$. In our best-case scenario, we obtain limits competitive with those derived from other active galaxies, tidal disruption events (TDEs), and the IC-170922A event.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2503_03823
institution arXiv
publishDate 2025
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Bounds on neutrino-DM interactions from TXS 0506+056 neutrino outburst
Zapata, G. D.
Jones-Pérez, J.
Gago, A. M.
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
We constrain the neutrino-dark matter cross-section using the $13 \pm 5$ neutrino event excess observed by IceCube in 2014-2015 from the direction of the blazar TXS 0506+056. Our analysis takes advantage of the dark matter overdensity spike surrounding the supermassive black hole at the center of the blazar. In our results, we take into account uncertainties related to the different types of neutrino emission models and the features of the dark matter spike, considering cross-sections that scale with energy as $σ\propto (E_ν /E_0)^n$, for values of $n = 1, 0, -1, -2$. In our best-case scenario, we obtain limits competitive with those derived from other active galaxies, tidal disruption events (TDEs), and the IC-170922A event.
title Bounds on neutrino-DM interactions from TXS 0506+056 neutrino outburst
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.03823