Boosted dark matter at neutrino experiments
Current and future neutrino experiments can be used to discover dark matter, not only in searches for dark matter annihilating to neutrinos, but also in scenarios where dark matter itself scatters off standard model particles in the detector. In this work, we study the sensitivity of different neutr...
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| author | Necib, Lina Moon, Jarrett S. Wongjirad, Taritree Conrad, Janet Marie |
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| description | Current and future neutrino experiments can be used to discover dark matter, not only in searches for dark matter annihilating to neutrinos, but also in scenarios where dark matter itself scatters off standard model particles in the detector. In this work, we study the sensitivity of different neutrino detectors to a class of models called boosted dark matter, in which a subdominant component of a dark sector acquires a large Lorentz boost today through annihilation of a dominant component in a dark matter-dense region, such as the galactic Center or dwarf spheroidal galaxies. This analysis focuses on the sensitivity of different neutrino detectors, specifically the Cherenkov-based Super-K and the future argon-based DUNE to boosted dark matter that scatters off electrons. We study the dependence of the expected limits on the experimental features, such as energy threshold, volume and exposure in the limit of constant scattering amplitude. We highlight experiment-specific features that enable current and future neutrino experiments to be a powerful tool in finding signatures of boosted dark matter. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1084682022-10-01T18:39:42Z Boosted dark matter at neutrino experiments Necib, Lina Moon, Jarrett S. Wongjirad, Taritree Conrad, Janet Marie Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Theoretical Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics Necib, Lina Moon, Jarrett S. Wongjirad, Taritree Conrad, Janet Marie Current and future neutrino experiments can be used to discover dark matter, not only in searches for dark matter annihilating to neutrinos, but also in scenarios where dark matter itself scatters off standard model particles in the detector. In this work, we study the sensitivity of different neutrino detectors to a class of models called boosted dark matter, in which a subdominant component of a dark sector acquires a large Lorentz boost today through annihilation of a dominant component in a dark matter-dense region, such as the galactic Center or dwarf spheroidal galaxies. This analysis focuses on the sensitivity of different neutrino detectors, specifically the Cherenkov-based Super-K and the future argon-based DUNE to boosted dark matter that scatters off electrons. We study the dependence of the expected limits on the experimental features, such as energy threshold, volume and exposure in the limit of constant scattering amplitude. We highlight experiment-specific features that enable current and future neutrino experiments to be a powerful tool in finding signatures of boosted dark matter. 2017-04-27T19:44:03Z 2017-04-27T19:44:03Z 2017-04 2016-11 2017-04-13T22:00:05Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1550-7998 1550-2368 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/108468 Necib, Lina; Moon, Jarrett; Wongjirad, Taritree and Conrad, Janet M. "Boosted dark matter at neutrino experiments." Physical Review D 95, 075018 (2017): 1-12. © 2017 American Physical Society https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2806-1414 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8346-8375 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6358-6235 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6393-0438 en http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.95.075018 Physical Review D Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. American Physical Society application/pdf American Physical Society American Physical Society |
| spellingShingle | Necib, Lina Moon, Jarrett S. Wongjirad, Taritree Conrad, Janet Marie Boosted dark matter at neutrino experiments |
| title | Boosted dark matter at neutrino experiments |
| title_full | Boosted dark matter at neutrino experiments |
| title_fullStr | Boosted dark matter at neutrino experiments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Boosted dark matter at neutrino experiments |
| title_short | Boosted dark matter at neutrino experiments |
| title_sort | boosted dark matter at neutrino experiments |
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