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1 Recent Searches for Dark Matter with the Fermi-LAT on behalf of the Fermi-LAT Collaboration CETUP* DM Workshop Deadwood, SD 7 July 2016

2 A One-Slide History of Dark Matter Particle Physics Astrophysics Particle Dark Matter Cosmology 2

3 Potential Candidates Particle Dark Matter Weakly Interacting Massive Particles Axions Others: asymmetric DM sterile neutrinos etc 3

4 Detecting Particle Dark Matter 4

5 Detecting Particle Dark Matter χ SM Indirect Detection χ time SM 4

6 Detecting Particle Dark Matter χ SM Indirect Detection χ time SM SM SM Direct Detection χ χ 4

7 Detecting Particle Dark Matter χ SM Indirect Detection χ time SM SM SM SM χ Direct Detection Collider χ χ SM χ 4

8 Detecting Particle Dark Matter χ SM Indirect Detection SM: χ time SM information about mass, point back to source SM SM SM χ Direct Detection Collider χ χ SM χ 4

9 Detecting Particle Dark Matter χ SM Indirect Detection SM: χ time SM information about mass, point back to source eventually can get to photons SM SM SM χ Direct Detection Collider χ χ SM χ 4

10 Detecting Particle Dark Matter χ SM Indirect Detection SM: χ time SM information about mass, point back to source eventually can get to photons SM SM SM χ Direct Detection Collider χ χ Gustafsson et al. PRL SM χ 4

11 Indirect Searches: γ-rays L. Bergstrom et al., Astropart.Phys.9: ,1998 5

12 Indirect Searches: γ-rays Observed = L. Bergstrom et al., Astropart.Phys.9: ,1998 5

13 Indirect Searches: γ-rays Observed = Particle Properties x Gustafsson et al. PRL x=eγ/mχ L. Bergstrom et al., Astropart.Phys.9: ,1998 5

14 Indirect Searches: γ-rays Observed = Particle Properties x Gustafsson et al. PRL x=eγ/mχ cross section mass photons L. Bergstrom et al., Astropart.Phys.9: ,1998 5

15 Indirect Searches: γ-rays Observed = Particle Properties x Astrophysics Properties Gustafsson et al. PRL density x=eγ/mχ distance cross section mass photons J-Factor: ~ ρ 2 (solid angle, line of sight) L. Bergstrom et al., Astropart.Phys.9: ,1998 5

16 Indirect Searches: γ-rays Observed = Particle Properties x Astrophysics Properties Gustafsson et al. PRL density you are here x=eγ/mχ distance cross section mass photons J-Factor: ~ ρ 2 (solid angle, line of sight) L. Bergstrom et al., Astropart.Phys.9: ,1998 5

17 Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope June 11,

18 Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope June 11, 2008 Large Area Telescope 20% sky at once full sky 3 hours 20 MeV - 1 TeV 6

19 Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope June 11, 2008 Large Area Telescope 20% sky at once full sky 3 hours 20 MeV - 1 TeV Gamma-ray Burst Monitor full sky continuous 8 kev - 40 MeV 6

20 Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope 7

21 Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope Anti-Coincidence Detector charged particle separation 7

22 Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope Anti-Coincidence Detector charged particle separation Tracker charged particles cause conversion γ e + e - direction 7

23 Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope Anti-Coincidence Detector charged particle separation Tracker charged particles cause conversion γ e + e - direction Calorimeter Energy measurement 7

24 Detecting γ-rays Simulated 27 GeV γ-ray event Tracker Calorimeter 8

25 Detecting γ-rays Simulated 27 GeV γ-ray event Tracker Calorimeter 9

26 Detecting γ-rays Simulated 27 GeV γ-ray event Tracker Calorimeter 10

27 Detecting γ-rays Simulated 27 GeV γ-ray event Anti-Coincidence Detector Tracker Calorimeter 11

28 Reconstructing γ-rays Simulated 27 GeV γ-ray event Fermi-LAT Collaboration, ApJS, 203, 4 (2012) Made publicly available ~24 h 12

29 Fermi-LAT γ-ray sky 13

30 Fermi-LAT γ-ray sky π 0 decay Bremsstrahlung Inverse Compton 13

31 Fermi-LAT γ-ray sky Galactic Plane Diffuse Active Galactic Nuclei Pulsars Point Sources 13

32 Fermi-LAT γ-ray sky Galactic Plane Diffuse Active Galactic Nuclei +Supernova Remnants + Globular Clusters + Pulsar Wind Nebulae + Starburst Galaxies + Pulsars Point Sources 13

33 Fermi-LAT γ-ray sky Galactic Plane Diffuse Active Galactic Nuclei +Supernova Remnants + Globular Clusters + Pulsar Wind Nebulae + Starburst Galaxies + Pulsars >3000 sources Point Sources 13

34 Fermi-LAT γ-ray sky Galactic Plane Diffuse Active Galactic Nuclei +Supernova Remnants + Globular Clusters + Pulsar Wind Nebulae + Starburst Galaxies + Point Sources Pulsars >3000 sources Dark Matter, exotic physics 13

35 Dark Matter Distribution Search Strategies for WIMPs L. Pieri et al., PRD (2011) 14

36 Dark Matter Distribution Search Strategies for WIMPs Dwarf Spheroidal Satellite Galaxies Galaxy Clusters Milky Way Halo Galactic Center Spectral Lines Isotropic Background L. Pieri et al., PRD (2011) 14

37 Galactic Center F. Iocco, Pato, Bertone, Nature Physics 11, (2015) 15

38 Galactic Center Fit to DM profile (NFW) No DM F. Iocco, Pato, Bertone, Nature Physics 11, (2015) 15

39 Galactic Center Why is the Galactic Center so hard to observe? 16

40 Galactic Center Why is the Galactic Center so hard to observe? 16

41 Galactic Center Why is the Galactic Center so hard to observe? 16

42 What s Going On in the Galactic Center? 2009 Excess in gamma-ray flux from GC L. Goodenough, arxiv:

43 What s Going On in the Galactic Center? 2009 Excess in gamma-ray flux from GC 2009 now Many papers confirming the excess Speculation as to its origin Not exhaustive: L. Goodenough, D. Hooper, arxiv: D. Hooper, L. Goodenough, PLB, arxiv: D. Hooper, T. Linden, PRD, arxiv: K. Abazajian, M. Kaplinghat, PRD, arxiv: D. Hooper, T. Slatyer, PDU, arxiv: C. Gordon, O. Macias, PRD, arxiv: W. Huang, A. Urbano, W. Xue, arxiv: K. Abazajian, N. Canac, S.Horiuchi, M. Kaplinghat, arxiv: T. Daylan, et al., PDU 12 1 (2016), arxiv: Dark Matter 17

44 What s Going On in the Galactic Center? 2009 Excess in gamma-ray flux from GC 2009 now Many papers confirming the excess Speculation as to its origin Not exhaustive: L. Goodenough, D. Hooper, arxiv: D. Hooper, L. Goodenough, PLB, arxiv: D. Hooper, T. Linden, PRD, arxiv: K. Abazajian, M. Kaplinghat, PRD, arxiv: D. Hooper, T. Slatyer, PDU, arxiv: C. Gordon, O. Macias, PRD, arxiv: W. Huang, A. Urbano, W. Xue, arxiv: K. Abazajian, N. Canac, S.Horiuchi, M. Kaplinghat, arxiv: T. Daylan, et al., PDU 12 1 (2016), arxiv: Unresolved populations** Dark Matter **Massive star formation (OB type stars) Unresolved point sources Pulsars 17

45 Dividing the Galaxy Constituents of the Model Templates to define different background regions Gamma-ray sources (pulsars, OB stars) Intensity/Index scaled M. Ajello et al., Astrophys. J. 819, 44 (2016) 18

46 Dividing the Galaxy The 3FGL Catalog The 1FIG Catalog M. Ajello et al., Astrophys. J. 819, 44 (2016) 18

47 Current GCE and Upgrading to Pass 8 M. Ajello et al., Astrophys. J. 819, 44 (2016) 19

48 Current GCE and Upgrading to Pass 8 M. Ajello et al., Astrophys. J. 819, 44 (2016) 19

49 Current GCE and Upgrading to Pass 8 Andrea s talk will discuss the effects of modeling uncertainties 19

50 Current GCE and Upgrading to Pass 8 Andrea s talk will discuss the effects of modeling uncertainties Current campaigns to identify pulsars in the Galactic Center 19

51 Spectral Lines Unbinned Maximum Likelihood Fits Background+Signal (red) Background model (grey dashed): Single power law with index Γ bkg allowed to float Energy dependent exposure correction Signal model (blue): E dispersion (Gaussian) n sig fit model independent 20

52 Spectral Lines Unbinned Maximum Likelihood Fits Gustafsson et al. PRL Background+Signal (red) Background model (grey dashed): Single power law with index Γ bkg allowed to float Energy dependent exposure correction Signal model (blue): E dispersion (Gaussian) n sig fit model independent 20

53 Spectral Lines ROIs 21

54 Spectral Lines ROIs 21

55 Spectral Lines 2013: Tentative Too Narrow More narrow than energy resolution Fermi-LAT analysis with Pass 7 Reprocessed data and 2D PDF fit arxiv:

56 Spectral Lines 2013: All ROIs All σ Wait and see what happens arxiv:

57 133 GeV Feature with Pass 8 Events / ( 5.0 GeV ) Residual( σ) P8_CLEAN R3 5.8 yr E γ = GeV Γ bkg = 2.47 n sig = 7.3 evts (0.7 σ) n bkg = 700 ± 30 evts Energy (GeV) Pass 8: Full 5.8 years 24

58 Spectral Lines: Full Eγ range s -1 ) 3 95% CL Limit (cm NFWc(γ =1.3) R3 Obs Limit P8 (5.8 yr stat+syst) Expected Limit Expected 68% Containment Expected 95% Containment Obs Limit P7REP (3.7 yr, stat-only) <σv> γ γ m χ 10 (MeV) 6 25

59 Dark Matter Distribution Search Strategies for WIMPs Dwarf Spheroidal Satellite Galaxies arxiv: arxiv: arxiv: Milky Way Halo arxiv: From the Fermi-LAT Collaboration DES candidates Dwarf Spheroidal Satellite Galaxies arxiv: arxiv: External Analyses on DES candidates Galactic Center arxiv: (many external) Galaxy Clusters arxiv: arxiv: arxiv: Spectral Lines arxiv: arxiv: Isotropic Background arxiv: arxiv: L. Pieri et al., PRD (2011) 26

60 Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies J. Bullock, M. Geha, R. Powell 27

61 Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies (km/s) Walker, ApJ, 667, L53 J. Bullock, M. Geha, R. Powell 27

62 Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies High Dark Matter to Baryonic Matter Ratio (km/s) Walker, ApJ, 667, L53 J. Bullock, M. Geha, R. Powell 27

63 Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies less bright than GC Increase in continuum flux (overall excess) High Dark Matter to Baryonic Matter Ratio (km/s) Walker, ApJ, 667, L53 J. Bullock, M. Geha, R. Powell 27

64 Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies 27

65 Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies Miloslav Druckmüller, National Geographic 27

66 Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies Miloslav Druckmüller, National Geographic 50 x50 view of the Milky Way from the LMC Balance between high DM signal and low background 27

67 Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies Miloslav Druckmüller, National Geographic 50 x50 view of the Milky Way from the LMC SMC rotation curve Balance between high DM signal and low background Bekki & Stanimirovic, MNRAS (2009) 395 (1) RC, et al.,prd (2016) Di Cintio et al., MINRAS (2013)

68 Large Magellanic Cloud LMC J-factor: log 10 J 20, Distance: 50 kpc M. Buckley, et al., PRD, , (2015) arxiv:

69 Large Magellanic Cloud LMC J-factor: log 10 J 20, Distance: 50 kpc M. Buckley, et al., PRD, , (2015) arxiv:

70 Large Magellanic Cloud LMC J-factor: log 10 J 20, Distance: 50 kpc M. Buckley, et al., PRD, , (2015) arxiv:

71 Large Magellanic Cloud What we found: The brightest/most energetic Pulsars known Published in Science 11/13/2015 LMC J-factor: log10 J 20, Distance: 50 kpc M. Buckley, et al., PRD, , (2015) arxiv:

72 Small Magellanic Cloud SMC J-factor: log 10 J 19.5 Distance: 60 kpc RC, et al., PRD (2016) 29

73 Small Magellanic Cloud SMC J-factor: log 10 J 19.5 Distance: 60 kpc RC, et al., PRD (2016) 29

74 Small Magellanic Cloud SMC J-factor: log 10 J 19.5 Distance: 60 kpc RC, et al., PRD (2016) 29

75 Small Magellanic Cloud SMC J-factor: log 10 J 19.5 Distance: 60 kpc RC, et al., PRD (2016) 29

76 The Challenge: Astrophysical Backgrounds Effective Background: b eff Study b eff ~actual background insight into correlation i.e.: Σ ~1: completely degenerate Source beff N Isotropic Diffuse Galactic Diffuse SMC PS Tuc PS Total R. Caputo UCSC Fermi Symposium

77 Correlations between SMC and DM PS1, Isotropic and SMC float 10σ nominal value Correlation Factor (ρ) calculated using covariance matrices R. Caputo UCSC Fermi Symposium

78 750 GeV excess??? Natural place in gamma-rays The Model Assumptions Couples to DM pseudo-scalar Investigate couples to γ only m χ >375 GeV couples also to g m χ <375 GeV 32

79 750 GeV excess??? Natural place in gamma-rays The Model Assumptions Couples to DM pseudo-scalar Investigate couples to γ only m χ >375 GeV couples also to g m χ <375 GeV 32

80 750 GeV excess??? Natural place in gamma-rays The Model Assumptions Couples to DM pseudo-scalar Investigate couples to γ only m χ >375 GeV couples also to g m χ <375 GeV 32

81 750 GeV excess??? Natural place in gamma-rays The Model Assumptions Couples to DM pseudo-scalar Investigate couples to γ only m χ >375 GeV couples also to g m χ <375 GeV Air Cherenkov Telescopes 32

82 750 GeV excess??? Natural place in gamma-rays The Model Assumptions Couples to DM pseudo-scalar Investigate couples to γ only m χ >375 GeV couples also to g m χ <375 GeV Air Cherenkov Telescopes What can we say? Learn coupling to DM Understand the nature of the boson 32

83 And now for something completely different 33

84 Axion Like Particles (ALPs) A solution to a different problem Quantum chromodynamics (QCD) Axions! 10-5 to 10-3 ev Couple to photons in an external magnetic field strong field = more coupling Axion-Like Particles (ALPs) < this one not restricted to those masses but still light Strong magnetic fields in galaxy clusters M. Ajello et. al, Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, (2016) arxiv: v1 34

85 Perseus Cluster Interact with SM via photon-alp oscillations test mass/photon coupling ind. parameters DM candidate! coupling to gamma-rays in astrophysical B fields light ALPs m a μev stolen from M. Mayer 35

86 Central Galaxy of the Perseus cluster: NGC 1275 M. Ajello et. al, Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, (2016) arxiv: v1 36

87 Current Axion Limits M. Ajello et. al, Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, (2016) arxiv: v1 37

88 MeV Dark Matter: Axions Axions produced in supernovae (arxiv: ) core collapse supernova (SN1987A) 38

89 MeV Dark Matter: Axions Axions produced in supernovae (arxiv: ) core collapse supernova (SN1987A) Limited by MeV 38

90 Axions in Pulsating Radio Stars (Pulsars) Rapidly rotating Neutron Stars 1967: Jocelyn Bell - LGM signal Rotational axis!= magnetic axis Rotational periods: ms to s Magnetic field strength: ~ (up to G G Earth) 39

91 Axions in Pulsars Away from galactic plane Close Measured B-Field Predicted Spectral Energy Distribution for gamma rays from axion decays for J B. Berenji, et al., Phys. Rev. D 93, (2016) arxiv:

92 Pulsar Target! Known Source(s) Our Pulsar Eγ: MeV No excess, set a limit: ev 41

93 Fin Fermi-LAT is an excellent probe into of Dark Matter Indirect detection is the only detection technique that searches for DM in astrophysical targets The LAT is the only instrument sensitive to DM annihilation at the thermal relic cross section The LAT has a suite of DM targets: Galactic Center, Galaxy Clusters, dwarf galaxies, the sun, etc Complementary searches between DD and Collider are necessary to understand the nature of a potential discovery Not finding DM in the obvious places Continue searching because we really need to figure this whole thing out 42

94 Discussion! 43

95 Summary of Fermi-LAT Dark Matter Searches h vi [cm 3 s 1 ] MW Halo: Ackermann+ (2013) MW Center: Gomez-Vargas+ (2013) dsphs: Ackermann+ (2015) Unid. Sat.: Bertoni+ (2015) Virgo: Ackermann+ (2015) Isotropic: Ajello+ (2015) X-Correl.: Cuoco+ (2015) APS: Gomez-Vargas+ (2013) b b Thermal Relic Cross Section (Steigman+ 2012) Daylan+ (2014) Calore+ (2014) Gordon & Macias (2013) Abazajian+ (2014) m [GeV] E. Charles et al, arxiv:

96 Future WIMP Dark Matter Searches E. Charles et al, arxiv:

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