Light Dark Matter Search Using a Diamond Cryogenic Detector
Abstract
Diamond operated as a cryogenic calorimeter is an excellent target for direct detection of low-mass dark matter candidates. Following the realization of the first low-threshold cryogenic detector that uses diamond as absorber for astroparticle physics applications, we now present the resulting exclusion limits on the elastic spin-independent interaction cross-section of dark matter with diamond. We measured two 0.175 g CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) diamond samples, each instrumented with a W-TES. Thanks to the energy threshold of just 16.8 eV of one of the two detectors, we set exclusion limits on the elastic spin-independent interaction of dark matter particles with carbon nuclei down to dark matter masses as low as 0.122 GeV/c2. This work shows the scientific potential of cryogenic detectors made from diamond and lays the foundation for the use of this material as target for direct detection dark matter experiments.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2310.05815,
title = {Light Dark Matter Search Using a Diamond Cryogenic Detector},
author = {CRESST Collaboration and G. Angloher and S. Banik and G. Benato and A. Bento and A. Bertolini and R. Breier and C. Bucci and J. Burkhart and L. Canonica and A. D'Addabbo and S. Di Lorenzo and L. Einfalt and A. Erb and F. v. Feilitzsch and S. Fichtinger and D. Fuchs and A. Garai and V. M. Ghete and P. Gorla and P. V. Guillaumon and S. Gupta and D. Hauff and M. Ješkovský and J. Jochum and M. Kaznacheeva and A. Kinast and H. Kluck and H. Kraus and S. Kuckuk and A. Langenkämper and M. Mancuso and L. Marini and B. Mauri and L. Meyer and V. Mokina and M. Olmi and T. Ortmann and C. Pagliarone and L. Pattavina and F. Petricca and W. Potzel and P. Povinec and F. Pröbst and F. Pucci and F. Reindl and J. Rothe and K. Schäffner and J. Schieck and S. Schönert and C. Schwertner and M. Stahlberg and L. Stodolsky and C. Strandhagen and R. Strauss and I. Usherov and F. Wagner and M. Willers and V. Zema},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.05815},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
6 pages, 6 figures