Limits on the WIMP-nucleon scattering cross-section from neutrino telescopes

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2009, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Wikstrom G ^a   Edsjo J ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dark matter detectors; Neutrino astronomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350666277     PISSN: 14757516     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2009/04/009     Document Type: Article

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