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Constraints on electron-scattering interpretation of XENON1T excess

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2020-10-15 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics

Abstract

Recently, the XENON1T experiment has observed an excess in the electronic recoil data in the recoil energy range of 11-77 keV. One of the most favored new physics interpretations is electron scattering with a boosted particle with a velocity of 0.1\sim 0.1 and a mass of 0.1MeV\gtrsim 0.1\,\mathrm{MeV}. If such a particle has a strong interaction with electrons, it may affect the standard scenario of cosmology or be observed at low-threshold direct detection experiments. We study various constraints, mainly focusing on those from the big-bang nucleosynthesis, supernova cooling, and direct detection experiments. We discuss the implication of these constraints on electron-scattering interpretation of the XENON1T excess.

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@article{arxiv.2007.01663,
  title  = {Constraints on electron-scattering interpretation of XENON1T excess},
  author = {So Chigusa and Motoi Endo and Kazunori Kohri},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.01663},
  year   = {2020}
}

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20 pages, 3 figures