Dark matter search with the CALET detector on-board ISS |
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Authors: | S Torii K Yoshida K Kasahara T Tamura J Chang for the CALET Collaboration |
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Institution: | aAdvanced Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1, Okubo Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan;bShibaura Institute of Technology, 307 Fukasaku, Minuma-ku, Saitama, Japan;cInstitute of Physics, Kanagawa University, 3-27-1, Rokkakubashi, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan;dPurple Mountain Observatory, West Beijing Road 2, Nanjing 210008, China |
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Abstract: | The CALorimetric Electron Telescope, CALET, mission is proposed for the observation of high-energy electrons and gamma-rays at the Exposed Facility of the Japanese Experiment Module on the International Space Station. The CALET has a capability to observe the electrons (without separation between e+ and e−) in 1 GeV–10 TeV and the gamma-rays in 20 MeV–several TeV with a high-energy resolution of 2% at 100 GeV, a good angular resolution of 0.06 degree at 100 GeV, and a high proton-rejection power of nearly 106. The CALET has a geometrical factor of 1 m2sr, and the observation period is expected for more than three years. The very precise measurement of electrons enables us to detect a distinctive feature in the energy spectrum caused from WIMP dark matter in the Galactic halo. The excellent energy resolution of CALET, which is much better than GLAST or air Cherenkov telescopes over 10 GeV, enables us to detect gamma-ray lines in the sub-TeV region from WIMP dark matter annihilations. The CALET has, therefore, a unique capability to search for WIMP dark matter by the hybrid observations of electrons and gamma-rays. |
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Keywords: | Dark matter Cosmic-ray electrons Gamma-rays International Space Station |
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