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Search for Dark Matter Ionization on the Night Side of Jupiter with Cassini

Blanco, Carlos; Leane, Rebecca K.

We present a new search for dark matter (DM) using planetary atmospheres. We point out that annihilating DM in planets can produce ionizing radiation, which can lead to excess production of ionospheric H₃⁺ . We apply this search strategy to the night side of Jupiter near the equator. The night side has zero solar irradiation,…