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RE: Using the Sun as a probe for dark matter

in #science7 years ago

Both processes are there, of course, but the neutrinos coming from nuclear reactions and dark matter annihilation have different properties. In particular, the energy of the would-be detected neutrinos originating from dark matter is expected to be much higher than the typical energy of the neutrinos issued from nuclear reactions. Detecting such neutrinos would then be a clear sign of something new. We have not seen any up to now.