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Analysis of L, S, C, and X Bands Using a Model-Independent Dark Matter Search Technique

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Abstract

We present a full analysis of the L, S, C and X bands using a unique technique that searches for radio signals consistent with the phase space of the Milky Way halo. This method relies on only two general assumptions to allow for a model-independent study. The first is that virialized dark matter in the halo can decay or annihilate to produce a quasi monochromatic radio line exhibiting a Doppler shift with position according to the solar motion through a static Galactic halo. The second is that such a signal would similarly vary in intensity based on its position with respect to the Galactic center. This analysis uses the full Breakthrough Listen GBT data set (~25,000 spectra).

Presenters

  • Aya Keller

    University of California, Berkeley

Authors

  • Aya Keller

    University of California, Berkeley

  • Nicole Wolff

    Columbia University

  • Anna Dawes

    UC Berkeley

  • Alexander F Leder

    University of California, Berkeley

  • Karl A van Bibber

    University of California Berkeley