@article{fdi:010070285, title = {{S}earch for dark matter annihilation in the earth using the {ANTARES} neutrino telescope}, author = {{A}lbert, {A}. and {A}ndre, {M}. and {A}nghinolfi, {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}ourret, {S}. 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}oelho, {A}. {B}. 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}i {P}alma, {I}. 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}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}regoire, {T}. and {R}uiz, {R}. {G}. 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 a neutrino signal from {WIMP} pair annihilations in the centre of the {E}arth has been performed with the data collected with the {ANTARES} neutrino telescope from 2007 to 2012. {T}he event selection criteria have been developed and tuned to maximise the sensitivity of the experiment to such a neutrino signal. {N}o significant excess of neutrinos over the expected background has been observed. {U}pper limits at 90% {C}.{L}. on the {WIMP} annihilation rate in the {E}arth and the spin independent scattering cross-section of {WIMP}s to nucleons sigma({SI})(p) were calculated for {WIMP} pair annihilations into either iota(+) iota(-), {W}+{W}-, b (b) over bar or the non-{SUSY} v mu(v) over bar as a function of the {WIMP} mass (between 25 {G}e{V}/c(2) and 1000 {G}e{V}/c(2)) and as a function of the thermally averaged annihilation cross section times velocity ({E}arth) of the {WIMP}s in the centre of the {E}arth. {F}or masses of the {WIMP} close to the mass of iron nuclei (50 {G}e{V}/c(2)), the obtained limits on sigma({SI})(p) are more stringent than those obtained by other indirect searches.}, keywords = {{D}ark matter ; {N}eutrino telescope ; {ANTARES} ; {I}ndirect detection ; {WIMP}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}hysics of the {D}ark {U}niverse}, volume = {16}, numero = {}, pages = {41--48}, ISSN = {2212-6864}, year = {2017}, DOI = {10.1016/j.dark.2017.04.005}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070285}, }