Cosmic-ray boosted dark matter in Xe-based direct detection experiments
Abstract LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) collaboration has achieved the strongest constraint on weak-scale dark matter (DM)-nucleon spin-independent (SI) scattering cross section in a large region of parameter space. In this paper, we take a complementary approach and study the prospect of detecting cosmic-ray boos...
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| description | Abstract LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) collaboration has achieved the strongest constraint on weak-scale dark matter (DM)-nucleon spin-independent (SI) scattering cross section in a large region of parameter space. In this paper, we take a complementary approach and study the prospect of detecting cosmic-ray boosted sub-GeV DM in LZ. In the absence of a signal for DM, we improve upon the previous constraints by a factor of $$\sim 2$$ ∼ 2 using the LZ result for some regions of the parameter space. We also show that upcoming XENONnT and future Darwin experiments will be sensitive to cross sections smaller by factors of $$\sim 3$$ ∼ 3 and $$\sim 10$$ ∼ 10 compared to the current LZ limit, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6a543c666c8644efa47adb0260bc0fa62024-04-14T11:26:25ZengSpringerOpenEuropean Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields1434-60522024-02-018421910.1140/epjc/s10052-024-12464-8Cosmic-ray boosted dark matter in Xe-based direct detection experimentsTarak Nath Maity0Ranjan Laha1Centre for High Energy Physics, Indian Institute of ScienceCentre for High Energy Physics, Indian Institute of ScienceAbstract LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) collaboration has achieved the strongest constraint on weak-scale dark matter (DM)-nucleon spin-independent (SI) scattering cross section in a large region of parameter space. In this paper, we take a complementary approach and study the prospect of detecting cosmic-ray boosted sub-GeV DM in LZ. In the absence of a signal for DM, we improve upon the previous constraints by a factor of $$\sim 2$$ ∼ 2 using the LZ result for some regions of the parameter space. We also show that upcoming XENONnT and future Darwin experiments will be sensitive to cross sections smaller by factors of $$\sim 3$$ ∼ 3 and $$\sim 10$$ ∼ 10 compared to the current LZ limit, respectively.https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-12464-8 |
| spellingShingle | Tarak Nath Maity Ranjan Laha Cosmic-ray boosted dark matter in Xe-based direct detection experiments European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields |
| title | Cosmic-ray boosted dark matter in Xe-based direct detection experiments |
| title_full | Cosmic-ray boosted dark matter in Xe-based direct detection experiments |
| title_fullStr | Cosmic-ray boosted dark matter in Xe-based direct detection experiments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cosmic-ray boosted dark matter in Xe-based direct detection experiments |
| title_short | Cosmic-ray boosted dark matter in Xe-based direct detection experiments |
| title_sort | cosmic ray boosted dark matter in xe based direct detection experiments |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-12464-8 |
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