Solar WIMPs Unraveled: Experiments, astrophysical uncertainties, and interactive Tools

TL;DR

This paper reviews the impact of astrophysical uncertainties on solar WIMP dark matter searches, summarizes experimental results, and introduces an interactive tool for visualizing limits and sensitivities under different conditions.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of uncertainties in solar WIMP detection and introduces a novel interactive tool for exploring experimental constraints and future prospects.

Findings

Astrophysical uncertainties significantly affect dark matter capture estimates.

Current experiments have set stringent limits on solar WIMP models.

The interactive tool enables dynamic visualization of experimental sensitivities.

Abstract

The absence of a neutrino flux from self-annihilating dark matter captured in the Sun has tightly constrained some leading particle dark matter scenarios. The impact of astrophysical uncertainties on the capture process of dark matter in the Sun and hence also the derived constraints by neutrino telescopes need to be taken into account. In this review we have explored relevant uncertainties in solar WIMP searches, summarized results from leading experiments, and provided an outlook into upcoming searches and future experiments. We have created an interactive plotting tool that allows the user to view current limits and projected sensitivities of major experiments under changing astrophysical conditions.