More on molecular excitations: Dark matter detection in ice
In this paper we investigate di-atomic molecules embedded in ice crystals under strain. In this environment coherent vibrations of many OH-bonds may be generated by one WIMP collision. The detection of such multiple-photon signals may provide a signature of a 100 GeV/c2 WIMP. To do a proper lab test...
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| description | In this paper we investigate di-atomic molecules embedded in ice crystals under strain. In this environment coherent vibrations of many OH-bonds may be generated by one WIMP collision. The detection of such multiple-photon signals may provide a signature of a 100 GeV/c2 WIMP. To do a proper lab test of “WIMP-induced” multi-photon emission is very difficult. We suggest that Ice Cube make a search for multi-photon events, and investigate whether the rate of such events exhibits yearly modulation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b786c9be97e743bbbe8450ffbc4bbe572022-12-22T02:33:33ZengElsevierPhysics Letters B0370-26931873-24452016-10-01761C586110.1016/j.physletb.2016.08.014More on molecular excitations: Dark matter detection in iceJ. Va'vraIn this paper we investigate di-atomic molecules embedded in ice crystals under strain. In this environment coherent vibrations of many OH-bonds may be generated by one WIMP collision. The detection of such multiple-photon signals may provide a signature of a 100 GeV/c2 WIMP. To do a proper lab test of “WIMP-induced” multi-photon emission is very difficult. We suggest that Ice Cube make a search for multi-photon events, and investigate whether the rate of such events exhibits yearly modulation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269316304348Ice Cube experimentDark matter search |
| spellingShingle | J. Va'vra More on molecular excitations: Dark matter detection in ice Physics Letters B Ice Cube experiment Dark matter search |
| title | More on molecular excitations: Dark matter detection in ice |
| title_full | More on molecular excitations: Dark matter detection in ice |
| title_fullStr | More on molecular excitations: Dark matter detection in ice |
| title_full_unstemmed | More on molecular excitations: Dark matter detection in ice |
| title_short | More on molecular excitations: Dark matter detection in ice |
| title_sort | more on molecular excitations dark matter detection in ice |
| topic | Ice Cube experiment Dark matter search |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269316304348 |
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