Turck-Chieze, Sylvaine and Lopes, Ilidio (2012), "Solar-stellar astrophysics and dark matter", RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS, 12, 8, SI: 1107-1138.
Abstract: In this review, we recall how stars contribute to the search for dark
matter and the specific role of the Sun. We describe a more complete
picture of the solar interior that emerges from neutrino detections,
gravity and acoustic mode measurements of the Solar and Heliospheric
Observatory (SOHO) satellite, becoming a reference for the most common
stars in the Universe. The Sun is a unique star in that we can observe
directly the effect of dark matter. The absence of a signature related
to Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) in its core disfavors a
WIMP mass range below 12 GeV. We give arguments to continue this search
on the Sun and other promising cases. We also examine another dark
matter candidate, the sterile neutrino, and infer the limitations of the
classical structural equations. Open questions on the young Sun, when
planets formed, and on its present internal dynamics are finally
discussed. Future directions are proposed for the next decade: a better
description of the solar core, a generalization to stars coming from
seismic missions and a better understanding of the dynamics of our
galaxy which are all crucial keys for understanding dark matter.
Keywords: stellar evolution: theory; elementary particles; helioseismology; dark
matter; early solar-planet relationship