Constraining light dark matter upscattered by ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays

Light halo dark matter (DM) particles upscattered by high-energy cosmic rays (CRs) can be energetic, and become detectable by conventional direct detection experiments. The current constraints derived from space-based direct CR measurements can reach O(10−31) cm2 for a constant DM-nucleon scattering...

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Main Authors: Chen Xia, Yan-Hao Xu, Yu-Feng Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:Nuclear Physics B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S055032132100167X