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<p>We forecast the reach of the upcoming Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) to the full set of real representations within the paradigm of minimal dark matter. We employ effective field theory techniques to compute the annihilation cross section and photon spectrum that results when fermionic dark matter is the neutral component of an arbitrary odd and real representation of SU(2), including the Sommerfeld enhancement, next-to-leading log resummation of the relevant electroweak effects, and the contribution from bound states. We also compute the corresponding signals for scalar dark matter, with the exception of the bound state contribution. Results are presented for all real representations from the ~ 3 TeV triplet (or wino), a <b>3</b> of SU(2), to the ~ 300 TeV tredecuplet, a <b>13</b> of SU(2) that is at the threshold of the unitarity bound. Using these results, we forecast that with 500 hrs of Galactic Center observations and assuming background systematics are controlled at the level of <InlineEquation ID="IEq1"> <EquationSource Format="MATHML"><math display="inline"> <mi mathvariant="script">O</mi> <mfenced close=")" open="("> <mrow> <mn>1</mn> <mo>%</mo> </mrow> </mfenced> </math></EquationSource> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\( \mathcal{O}\left(1\%\right) \)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation>, then should no signal emerge, CTAO could exclude all representations up to the <b>11</b> of SU(2) in even the most conservative models for the dark-matter density in the inner galaxy, in both the fermionic and scalar dark matter cases. Assuming the default CTAO configuration, the tredecuplet will marginally escape exclusion, although we outline steps that CTAO could take to test even this scenario. In summary, CTAO appears poised to make a definitive statement on whether real WIMPs constitute the dark matter of our universe.</p>

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Testing real WIMPs with CTAO

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    2026年2月20日

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  • Matthew Baumgart,
  • Salvatore Bottaro,
  • Diego Redigolo,
  • Nicholas L. Rodd,
  • Tracy R. Slatyer

摘要

We forecast the reach of the upcoming Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) to the full set of real representations within the paradigm of minimal dark matter. We employ effective field theory techniques to compute the annihilation cross section and photon spectrum that results when fermionic dark matter is the neutral component of an arbitrary odd and real representation of SU(2), including the Sommerfeld enhancement, next-to-leading log resummation of the relevant electroweak effects, and the contribution from bound states. We also compute the corresponding signals for scalar dark matter, with the exception of the bound state contribution. Results are presented for all real representations from the ~ 3 TeV triplet (or wino), a 3 of SU(2), to the ~ 300 TeV tredecuplet, a 13 of SU(2) that is at the threshold of the unitarity bound. Using these results, we forecast that with 500 hrs of Galactic Center observations and assuming background systematics are controlled at the level of O 1 % \( \mathcal{O}\left(1\%\right) \) , then should no signal emerge, CTAO could exclude all representations up to the 11 of SU(2) in even the most conservative models for the dark-matter density in the inner galaxy, in both the fermionic and scalar dark matter cases. Assuming the default CTAO configuration, the tredecuplet will marginally escape exclusion, although we outline steps that CTAO could take to test even this scenario. In summary, CTAO appears poised to make a definitive statement on whether real WIMPs constitute the dark matter of our universe.