2004/10/14 by A. Bueno, R. Cid, Rosalía Cid +6 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Neutrino Physics Research #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2005/01/001
published as JCAP0501:001,2005 · 16 pages, 8 figures
arxiv created 2004/10/14 · openalex publication_date 2005/01/05 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
We assess the prospects for indirect detection of weakly interacting massive particles using a large liquid argon TPC detector. Signal events will consist of energetic electron (anti)neutrinos coming from the decay of τ leptons and b quarks produced in WIMP annihilation in the core of the Sun. Background contamination from atmospheric neutrinos is expected to be low, thanks to the superb angular resolution and particle identification capabilities provided by the experimental set-up considered. We evaluate the event rates predicted for an annihilating WIMP as a function of its elastic scattering cross section for nucleons. This technique is particularly useful for WIMPs lighter than ~100 GeV.