INDIRECT DARK MATTER SEARCHESWITH THE MAGIC TELESCOPE

摘要

In many Dark Matter (DM) frameworks, the annihilation of DM particles canproduce gamma rays that extend up to very high energies. Since the 17m Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov (MAGIC) Telescope' hasthe lowest energy threshold of all existing Cherenkov telescopes, it is best suitedto search for these signals. For the ongoing cycle-II observation period, part ofthe observation time has been allocated to indirect DM searches. This review will include a short introduction to MAGIC and the charac-teristics of the observations, as well as the strategy for indirect DM searchesusing ground based Cherenkov telescopes.