Neutrino telescope searches for dark matter in the Sun

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent advances in using high-energy neutrino telescopes to detect dark matter in the Sun, including new methods, background calculations, and future research directions.

Contribution

It introduces techniques to reinterpret neutrino telescope limits for new theories and discusses improvements in background modeling and search strategies.

Findings

Recasting neutrino limits for various dark matter models

New calculations of solar atmospheric neutrino background

Potential for enhanced searches for asymmetric dark matter

Abstract

I give a brief review of a few recent developments and future directions in the search for dark matter using high-energy neutrinos from the Sun. This includes the ability to recast neutrino telescope limits on nuclear scattering of dark matter to arbitrary new theories, and new calculations of the solar atmospheric background relevant to such searches. I also touch on applications to global searches for new physics, and prospects for improving searches for asymmetric dark matter in the Sun.