@article{fdi:010068749, title = {{L}imits on dark matter annihilation in the sun using the {ANTARES} neutrino telescope}, author = {{A}drian-{M}artineza, {S}. and {A}lbert, {A}. and {A}ndre, {M}. and {A}nton, {G}. and {A}rdid, {M}. and {A}ubert, {J}. {J}. and {A}vgitas, {T}. and {B}aret, {B}. and {B}arrios-{M}arti, {J}. and {B}asa, {S}. and {B}ertin, {V}. and {B}iagi, {S}. and {B}ormuth, {R}. and {B}ouwhuis, {M}. {C}. and {B}ruijn, {R}. and {B}runner, {J}. and {B}usto, {J}. and {C}apone, {A}. and {C}aramete, {L}. and {C}arr, {J}. and {C}elli, {S}. and {C}hiarusi, {T}. and {C}ircella, {M}. and {C}oleiro, {A}. and {C}oniglione, {R}. and {C}ostantini, {H}. and {C}oyle, {P}. and {C}reusot, {A}. and {D}eschamps, {A}. and {D}e {B}onis, {G}. and {D}istefano, {C}. and {D}onzaud, {C}. and {D}ornic, {D}. and {D}rouhin, {D}. and {E}berl, {T}. and {E}l {B}ojaddaini, {I}. and {E}lsasser, {D}. and {E}nzenhofer, {A}. and {F}ehn, {K}. and {F}elis, {I}. and {F}usco, {L}. {A}. and {G}alata, {S}. and {G}ay, {P}. and {G}eisselsoder, {S}. and {G}eyer, {K}. and {G}iordano, {V}. and {G}leixner, {A}. and {G}lotin, {H}. and {G}racia-{R}uiz, {R}. and {G}raf, {K}. and {H}allmann, {S}. and van {H}aren, {H}. and {H}eijboer, {A}. {J}. and {H}ello, {Y}ann and et al.,}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A} search for muon neutrinos originating from dark matter annihilations in the {S}un is performed using the data recorded by the {ANTARES} neutrino telescope from 2007 to 2012. {I}n order to obtain the best possible sensitivities to dark matter signals, an optimisation of the event selection criteria is performed taking into account the background of atmospheric muons, atmospheric neutrinos and the energy spectra of the expected neutrino signals. {N}o significant excess over the background is observed and 90% {C}.{L}. upper limits on the neutrino flux, the spin-dependent and spin-independent {WIMP}-nucleon cross-sections are derived for {WIMP} masses ranging from 50 {G}e{V} to 5 {T}e{V} for the annihilation channels {WIMP} + {WIMP} -> b (b) over bar, {W}+{W}- and tau(+)tau(-).}, keywords = {{D}ark matter ; {WIMP} ; {N}eutralino ; {I}ndirect detection ; {N}eutrino telescope ; {S}un}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}hysics {L}etters {B}}, volume = {759}, numero = {}, pages = {69--74}, ISSN = {0370-2693}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1016/j.physletb.2016.05.019}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068749}, }