QUEST-DMC superfluid $$^3$$ 3 He detector for sub-GeV dark matter
Abstract The focus of dark matter searches to date has been on Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) in the GeV/ $$c^2$$ c 2 -TeV/ $$c^2$$ c 2 mass range. The direct, indirect and collider searches in this mass range have been extensive but ultimately unsuccessful, providing a strong motivati...
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| author | QUEST-DMC collaboration S. Autti A. Casey N. Eng N. Darvishi P. Franchini R. P. Haley P. J. Heikkinen A. Jennings A. Kemp E. Leason L. V. Levitin J. Monroe J. March-Russel M. T. Noble J. R. Prance X. Rojas T. Salmon J. Saunders R. Smith M. D. Thompson V. Tsepelin S. M. West L. Whitehead V. V. Zavjalov D. E. Zmeev |
| author_facet | QUEST-DMC collaboration S. Autti A. Casey N. Eng N. Darvishi P. Franchini R. P. Haley P. J. Heikkinen A. Jennings A. Kemp E. Leason L. V. Levitin J. Monroe J. March-Russel M. T. Noble J. R. Prance X. Rojas T. Salmon J. Saunders R. Smith M. D. Thompson V. Tsepelin S. M. West L. Whitehead V. V. Zavjalov D. E. Zmeev |
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| description | Abstract The focus of dark matter searches to date has been on Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) in the GeV/ $$c^2$$ c 2 -TeV/ $$c^2$$ c 2 mass range. The direct, indirect and collider searches in this mass range have been extensive but ultimately unsuccessful, providing a strong motivation for widening the search outside this range. Here we describe a new concept for a dark matter experiment, employing superfluid $$^3$$ 3 He as a detector for dark matter that is close to the mass of the proton, of order 1 GeV/ $$c^2$$ c 2 . The QUEST-DMC detector concept is based on quasiparticle detection in a bolometer cell by a nanomechanical resonator. In this paper we develop the energy measurement methodology and detector response model, simulate candidate dark matter signals and expected background interactions, and calculate the sensitivity of such a detector. We project that such a detector can reach sub-eV nuclear recoil energy threshold, opening up new windows on the parameter space of both spin-dependent and spin-independent interactions of light dark matter candidates. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac5e313b67f941c28b5dc0ba9fe893632024-05-12T11:30:42ZengSpringerOpenEuropean Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields1434-60522024-03-0184311710.1140/epjc/s10052-024-12410-8QUEST-DMC superfluid $$^3$$ 3 He detector for sub-GeV dark matterQUEST-DMC collaborationS. Autti0A. Casey1N. Eng2N. Darvishi3P. Franchini4R. P. Haley5P. J. Heikkinen6A. Jennings7A. Kemp8E. Leason9L. V. Levitin10J. Monroe11J. March-Russel12M. T. Noble13J. R. Prance14X. Rojas15T. Salmon16J. Saunders17R. Smith18M. D. Thompson19V. Tsepelin20S. M. West21L. Whitehead22V. V. Zavjalov23D. E. Zmeev24Department of Physics, Lancaster UniversityDepartment of Physics, Royal Holloway University of LondonDepartment of Physics, Royal Holloway University of LondonDepartment of Physics, Royal Holloway University of LondonDepartment of Physics, Lancaster UniversityDepartment of Physics, Lancaster UniversityDepartment of Physics, Royal Holloway University of LondonRIKEN Center for Quantum Computing, RIKENDepartment of Physics, Royal Holloway University of LondonDepartment of Physics, Royal Holloway University of LondonDepartment of Physics, Royal Holloway University of LondonDepartment of Physics, Royal Holloway University of LondonRudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics, University of OxfordDepartment of Physics, Lancaster UniversityDepartment of Physics, Lancaster UniversityDepartment of Physics, Royal Holloway University of LondonDepartment of Physics, Lancaster UniversityDepartment of Physics, Royal Holloway University of LondonDepartment of Physics, Royal Holloway University of LondonDepartment of Physics, Lancaster UniversityDepartment of Physics, Lancaster UniversityDepartment of Physics, Royal Holloway University of LondonDepartment of Physics, Lancaster UniversityDepartment of Physics, Lancaster UniversityDepartment of Physics, Lancaster UniversityAbstract The focus of dark matter searches to date has been on Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) in the GeV/ $$c^2$$ c 2 -TeV/ $$c^2$$ c 2 mass range. The direct, indirect and collider searches in this mass range have been extensive but ultimately unsuccessful, providing a strong motivation for widening the search outside this range. Here we describe a new concept for a dark matter experiment, employing superfluid $$^3$$ 3 He as a detector for dark matter that is close to the mass of the proton, of order 1 GeV/ $$c^2$$ c 2 . The QUEST-DMC detector concept is based on quasiparticle detection in a bolometer cell by a nanomechanical resonator. In this paper we develop the energy measurement methodology and detector response model, simulate candidate dark matter signals and expected background interactions, and calculate the sensitivity of such a detector. We project that such a detector can reach sub-eV nuclear recoil energy threshold, opening up new windows on the parameter space of both spin-dependent and spin-independent interactions of light dark matter candidates.https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-12410-8 |
| spellingShingle | QUEST-DMC collaboration S. Autti A. Casey N. Eng N. Darvishi P. Franchini R. P. Haley P. J. Heikkinen A. Jennings A. Kemp E. Leason L. V. Levitin J. Monroe J. March-Russel M. T. Noble J. R. Prance X. Rojas T. Salmon J. Saunders R. Smith M. D. Thompson V. Tsepelin S. M. West L. Whitehead V. V. Zavjalov D. E. Zmeev QUEST-DMC superfluid $$^3$$ 3 He detector for sub-GeV dark matter European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields |
| title | QUEST-DMC superfluid $$^3$$ 3 He detector for sub-GeV dark matter |
| title_full | QUEST-DMC superfluid $$^3$$ 3 He detector for sub-GeV dark matter |
| title_fullStr | QUEST-DMC superfluid $$^3$$ 3 He detector for sub-GeV dark matter |
| title_full_unstemmed | QUEST-DMC superfluid $$^3$$ 3 He detector for sub-GeV dark matter |
| title_short | QUEST-DMC superfluid $$^3$$ 3 He detector for sub-GeV dark matter |
| title_sort | quest dmc superfluid 3 3 he detector for sub gev dark matter |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-12410-8 |
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