The quest for dark matter with neutrino telescopes

TL;DR

Neutrino telescopes are powerful tools for dark matter detection, capable of observing neutrinos from various cosmic sources, with recent results advancing the search for dark matter signals.

Contribution

This review summarizes current analysis techniques and recent experimental results from neutrino telescopes in the search for dark matter.

Findings

Neutrino telescopes detect hundreds of neutrinos daily from various sources.

They are sensitive to neutrino signals from dark matter annihilations in multiple astrophysical objects.

Recent results have placed new constraints on dark matter properties.

Abstract

There should be not doubt by now that neutrino telescopes are competitive instruments when it comes to searches for dark matter. Their large detector volumes collect hundreds of neutrinos per day. They scrutinize the whole sky continuously, being sensitive to neutrino signals of all flavours from dark matter annihilations in nearby objects (Sun, Earth, Milky Way Center and Halo) as well as from far away galaxies or galaxy clusters, and over a wide energy range. In this review we summarize the analysis techniques and recent results on dark matter searches from the neutrino telescopes currently in operation.