03840nam a22004695i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020003700100024003500137050001200172072001600184072002300200072001500223100009100238245014400329250001800473264006900491300006700560336002600627337002600653338003600679347002400715505036300739520177801102650003602880650002202916650002502938650005102963650002203014650002503036700008603061710003403147773002603181776003603207776003603243856004603279912001403325912001403339999001703353978-3-031-66470-0DE-He21320251030114600.0cr nn 008mamaa241203s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830316647009978-3-031-66470-07 a10.1007/978-3-031-66470-02doi 4aQB4-4.9 7aPGG2bicssc 7aSCI0040002bisacsh 7aPGG2thema1 aMontanari, Alessandro.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut98848510aSearching for Dark Matter with Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopesh[electronic resource] /cby Alessandro Montanari, Emmanuel Moulin.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Springer,c2024.  aXXXII, 186 p. 79 illus., 73 illus. in color.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda0 aChapter 1 The Dark Matter mystery -- Chapter 2 Astrophysics at TeV energies -- Chapter 3 Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes -- Chapter 4 Statistical analysis methods -- Chapter 5 Dark Matter search in the Galactic Center region -- Chapter 6 Sensitivity reach of IACT observations to TeV dark matter annihilation signals -- Conclusions and Perspectives.  aThis book provides a comprehensive review of the methodologies and searches for dark matter (DM) annihilation signals using very-high-energy gamma rays (VHE, E > 100 GeV), utilizing data from current Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) in the pre-Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) era. It presents the state-of-the-art statistical analysis methods and theoretical models related to TeV DM, applied to data from the H.E.S.S. telescope array, which is currently the most sensitive IACT array for observing the Galactic Center (GC), where the brightest DM annihilation signals are expected. The authors delve into the astrophysics of VHE gamma-ray production through cosmic ray acceleration. They explain the Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov technique, describe the H.E.S.S. array, and discuss possibilities for DM annihilation-induced gamma-ray spectra and DM distribution profiles. By employing advanced statistical methods, they search for weak signals in the GC region using the H.E.S.S. Inner Galaxy Survey dataset and address systematic uncertainties. The authors present and debate the most constraining results on TeV dark matter models. Finally, this book presents the sensitivity of current IACTs to DM annihilation signals using IGS mock datasets, accounting for systematic and instrumental uncertainties. Detection prospects for canonical TeV DM models, such as the Wino, Higgsino, and quintuplet, are discussed. Sensitivity benchmarks on indirect DM searches with IACTs using H.E.S.S. as an example are provided, setting the stage for future developments in the CTA era. It serves as a consolidated resource for graduate students and researchers, presenting methodologies that could lead to significant advancements in the quest to understand dark matter. 0aAstronomyxObservations.967976 0aCosmology.976015 0aAstrophysics.96803714aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques.96797724aCosmology.97601524aAstrophysics.9680371 aMoulin, Emmanuel.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut9884862 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303166469408iPrinted edition:z978303166471740uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66470-0  aZDB-2-PHA  aZDB-2-SXP  c65447d65447