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Novel Searches for Dark Matter

Wishlist & Goals

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What do we mean ?

• Workshop Goals– Accomplishments to

be achieved during the workshop

• Wishlists– List of things that would be nice,

both viewed from a theoretical and experimental perspective

– Help defining (near term) goals, targeted list

– Workshop will serve to establish needed contacts and define a path towards achieving results outlined on the wishlist, taking feasibility into account

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Workshop Goals

• General– Topic driven workshop, focus on what is

relevant for “Novel Searches for Dark Matter with Neutrino Telescopes”

• Specifically develop analysis outline (example annihilation signal from the galactic halo, …)

• Develop / Explore the relevance of issues during this workshop

– Strongly encourage discussions and exploration of new ideas

• Flexible schedule, ...

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Workshop Goals• Review theoretical aspects especially

relevant for indirect DM searches – Dark Matter Properties

– Halo Properties

– Annihilation/Decay

– Expected Dark Matter Signals (indirect)

– Backgrounds

• Review latest instrumentation and their performance of selected experiments– Photons

– Neutrinos

• Develop analysis strategies– Analysis Priority list (Halo DM search with neutrinos)

• Pros and cons– Galactic center– Stacking clumps (How ..)– Flux anisotropy measurement (all sky)– …

– Interplay between channels (gamma, neutrino, …)

X

Xp, …

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Photons vs. Neutrinos

• Fast progress is made on the experimental side

• The workshop will focus on the complementarily of photons and neutrinos

• Focus should not be on answering the question if the discovery potential of Dark Matter annihilations in the galactic halo is higher with photon or neutrinos

• Learn from each others experience, develop common analysis methods

Photons, neutrinos,leptons, etc …

Annihilation rate ~2

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Wishlist

• Theory to Experiment– What Galactic Halo Model – DM properties (MSSM ?)– DM annihilation

• Excl. hard, soft, direct ? What is preferred ?

– Limits/Results (annihilation cross-section vs. halo model)– ....

• Experiment to Theory– What is the experiment capable of ?

• Performance parameters

– ...

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Practical

• Dedicated workshop website with resources– Talks (of the workshop)– Follow ups

• Working documents (could evolve to publications)

– Links, references