Search for Dark Matter Annihilation in Draco with STACEE

STACEE Collaboration; Driscoll, D. D.; Ball, J.; Carson, J. E.; Covault, C. E.; Fortin, P.; Gingrich, D. M.; Hanna, D. S.; Jarvis, A.; Kildea, J.; Lindner, T.; Mueller, C.; Mukherjee, R.; Ong, R. A.; Ragan, K.; Williams, D. A.; Zweerink, J.

Search for Dark Matter Annihilation in Draco with STACEE

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For some time, the Draco dwarf spheroidal galaxy has garnered interest as a possible source for the indirect detection of dark matter. Its large mass-to-light ratio and relative proximity to the Earth provide favorable conditions for the production of detectable gamma rays from dark matter self-annihilation in its core. The Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment (STACEE) is an air-shower Cherenkov telescope located in Albuquerque, NM capable of detecting gamma rays at energies above 100 GeV. We present the results of the STACEE observations of Draco during the 2005-2006 observing season totaling 10 hours of livetime after cuts.
4 pages, 1 table, 4 figures, presented at the 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Meridia, Mexico, 2007