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Update of the direct detection of dark matter and the role of the nuclear spin

We update our exploration of the MSSM parameter space at the weak scale where new accelerator and cosmological constraints are respected. The dependence of WIMP-nucleon cross sections on parameters of the MSSM, uncertainties of the nucleon…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2014-11-17 V. A. Bednyakov , H. V. Klapdor-Kleingrothaus

Limits on light WIMPs with a 1 kg-scale germanium detector at 160 eVee physics threshold at the China Jinping Underground Laboratory

We report results of a search for light weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) dark matter from the CDEX-1 experiment at the China Jinping Underground Laboratory (CJPL). Constraints on WIMP-nucleon spin-independent (SI) and…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2018-06-27 L. T. Yang , H. B. Li , Q. Yue , K. J. Kang , J. P. Cheng , Y. J. Li , H. T. Wong , M. Aǧartioǧlu , H. P. An , J. P. Chang , J. H. Chen , Y. H. Chen , Z. Deng , Q. Du , H. Gong , L. He , J. W. Hu , Q. D. Hu , H. X. Huang , L. P. Jia , H. Jiang , H. Li , J. M. Li , J. Li , X. Li , X. Q. Li , Y. L. Li , F. K. Lin , S. T. Lin , S. K. Liu , Z. Z. Liu , H. Ma , J. L. Ma , H. Pan , J. Ren , X. C. Ruan , B. Sevda , V. Sharma , M. B. Shen , L. Singh , M. K. Singh , C. J. Tang , W. Y. Tang , Y. Tian , J. M. Wang , L. Wang , Q. Wang , Y. Wang , S. Y. Wu , Y. C. Wu , H. Y. Xing , Y. Xu , T. Xue , S. W. Yang , N. Yi , C. X. Yu , H. J. Yu , J. F. Yue , X. H. Zeng , M. Zeng , Z. Zeng , Y. H. Zhang , M. G. Zhao , W. Zhao , J. F. Zhou , Z. Y. Zhou , J. J. Zhu , Z. H. Zhu

Improved Exclusion Limits from the EDELWEISS WIMP Search

The EDELWEISS experiment has improved its sensitivity for the direct search for WIMP dark matter. In the recoil energy range relevant for WIMP masses below 10 TeV/c2, no nuclear recoils were observed in the fiducial volume of a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 A. Benoit , L. Berge , A. Broniatowski , L. Chabert , B. Chambon , M. Chapellier , G. Chardin , P. Charvin , M. De Jesus , P. Di Stefano , D. Drain , L. Dumoulin , J. Gascon , G. Gerbier , E. Gerlic , C. Goldbach , M. Goyot , M. Gros , J. P. Hadjout , S. Herve , A. Juillard , A. de Lesquen , M. Loidl , J. Mallet , S. Marnieros , O. Martineau , N. Mirabolfathi , L. Mosca , X. -F. Navick , G. Nollez , P. Pari , C. Riccio , V. Sanglard , M. Stern , L. Vagneron

$Z'$ Mediated WIMPs: Dead, Dying, or Soon to be Detected?

Although weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) have long been among the most studied and theoretically attractive classes of candidates for the dark matter of our universe, the lack of their detection in direct detection and collider…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2019-11-27 Carlos Blanco , Miguel Escudero , Dan Hooper , Samuel J. Witte

Direct detection prospects of dark vectors with xenon-based dark matter experiments

Dark matter experiments primarily search for the scattering of WIMPs on target nuclei of well shielded underground detectors. The results from liquid scintillator experiments furthermore provide precise probes of very light and very weakly…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-10-19 Haipeng An , Kaixuan Ni , Maxim Pospelov , Josef Pradler , Adam Ritz

Search for neutrinos from annihilation of captured low-mass dark matter particles in the Sun by Super-Kamiokande

Super-Kamiokande (SK) can search for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) by detecting neutrinos produced from WIMP annihilations occurring inside the Sun. In this analysis, we include neutrino events with interaction vertices in…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2015-03-18 Kamiokande Collaboration , K. Choi , K. Abe , Y. Haga , Y. Hayato , K. Iyogi , J. Kameda , Y. Kishimoto , M. Miura , S. Moriyama , M. Nakahata , Y. Nakano , S. Nakayama , H. Sekiya , M. Shiozawa , Y. Suzuki , A. Takeda , T. Tomura , R. A. Wendell , T. Irvine , 2 T. Kajita , I. Kametani , 2 K. Kaneyuki , K. P. Lee , Y. Nishimura , 2 K. Okumura , T. McLachlan , 2 L. Labarga , E. Kearns , J. L. Raaf , 4 J. L. Stone , L. R. Sulak , 4 S. Berkman , 5 H. A. Tanaka , 5 S. Tobayama , M. Goldhaber , G. Carminati , W. R. Kropp , S. Mine , A. Renshaw , M. B. Smy , H. W. Sobel , K. S. Ganezer , J. Hill , N. Hong , J. Y. Kim , I. T. Lim , T. Akiri , A. Himmel , K. Scholberg , C. W. Walter , T. Wongjirad , T. Ishizuka , S. Tasaka , J. S. Jang , J. G. Learned , S. Matsuno , S. N. Smith , T. Hasegawa , T. Ishida , T. Ishii , T. Kobayashi , T. Nakadaira , K. Nakamura , Y. Oyama , K. Sakashita , T. Sekiguchi , T. Tsukamoto , A. T. Suzuki , Y. Takeuchi , C. Bronner , S. Hirota , K. Huang , K. Ieki , M. Ikeda , T. Kikawa , A. Minamino , T. Nakaya , K. Suzuki , S. Takahashi , Y. Fukuda , Y. Itow , G. Mitsuka , P. Mijakowski , J. Hignight , J. Imber , C. K. Jung , C. Yanagisawa , H. Ishino , A. Kibayashi , Y. Koshio , T. Mori , M. Sakuda , T. Yano , Y. Kuno , R. Tacik , S. B. Kim , H. Okazawa , Y. Choi , K. Nishijima , M. Koshiba , Y. Totsuka , M. Yokoyama , K. Martens , Ll. Marti , M. R. Vagins , J. F. Martin , P. de Perio , A. Konaka , M. J. Wilking , S. Chen , Y. Zhang , R. J. Wilkes

Search for Low-Mass Dark Matter with CsI(Tl) Crystal Detectors

We present a search for low-mass ($\leq 20 GeV/c^{2}$) weakly interacting massive particles(WIMPs), strong candidates of dark matter particles,using the low-background CsI(Tl) detector array of the Korea Invisible Mass Search (KIMS)…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-09 H. S. Lee , H. Bhang , J. H. Choi , S. Choi , I. S. Hahn , E. J. Jeon , H. W. Joo , W. G. Kang , B. H. Kim , G. B. Kim , H. J. Kim , J. H. Kim , K. W. Kim , S. C. Kim , S. K. Kim , Y. D. Kim , Y. H. Kim , J. H. Lee , J. K. Lee , S. J. Lee , D. S. Leonard , J. Li , J. Li , Y. J. Li , X. R. Li , S. S. Myung , S. L. Olsen , J. W. Park , I. S. Seong , J. H. So , Q. Yue

Expected Sensitivity to Galactic/Solar Axions and Bosonic Super-WIMPs based on the Axio-electric Effect in Liquid Xenon Dark Matter Detectors

We present systematic case studies to investigate the sensitivity of axion searches by liquid xenon detectors, using the axio-electric effect (analogue of the photoelectric effect) on xenon atoms. Liquid xenon is widely considered to be one…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 K. Arisaka , P. Beltrame , C. Ghag , J. Kaidi , K. Lung , A. Lyashenko , R. D. Peccei , P. Smith , K. Ye

DARWIN/XLZD: a future xenon observatory for dark matter and other rare interactions

The DARWIN/XLZD experiment is a next-generation dark matter detector with a multi-ten-ton liquid xenon time projection chamber at its core. Its principal goal will be to explore the experimentally accessible parameter space for Weakly…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-05-01 Laura Baudis

Limits on WIMP-nucleon interactions with CsI(Tl) crystal detectors

The Korea Invisible Mass Search(KIMS) experiment presents new limits on WIMP-nucleon cross section using the data from an exposure of 3409 kgd taken with low background CsI(Tl) crystals at Yangyang underground laboratory. The most stringent…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-05-19 H. S. Lee , H. C. Bhang , J. H. Choi , H. Dao , I. S. Hahn , M. J. Hwang , S. W. Jung , W. G. Kang , D. W. Kim , H. J. Kim , S. C. Kim , S. K. Kim , Y. D. Kim , J. W. Kwak , Y. J. Kwon , J. Lee , J. H. Lee , J. I. Lee , M. J. Lee , S. J. Lee , J. Li , X. Li , Y. J. Li , S. S. Myung , S. Ryu , J. H. So , Q. Yue , J. J. Zhu

Light WIMP Searches: The Effect of the Uncertainty in Recoil Energy Scale and Quenching Factor

Taking liquid xenon detectors as a case study, the importance of a robust recoil energy calibration as a prerequisite to a search for light-mass Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) is emphasized. Important shortfalls in the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2010-10-27 J. I. Collar

Study of dark matter physics in non-universal gaugino mass scenario

We study dark matter physics in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model with non-universal gaugino masses at the unification scale. In this scenario, the specific ratio of wino and gluino masses realizes the electro-weak scale naturally…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2017-09-13 Junichiro Kawamura , Yuji Omura

The XENON1T Dark Matter Experiment

The XENON1T experiment at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) is the first WIMP dark matter detector operating with a liquid xenon target mass above the ton-scale. Out of its 3.2t liquid xenon inventory, 2.0t constitute the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-06-13 XENON Collaboration , E. Aprile , J. Aalbers , F. Agostini , M. Alfonsi , F. D. Amaro , M. Anthony , B. Antunes , F. Arneodo , M. Balata , P. Barrow , L. Baudis , B. Bauermeister , M. L. Benabderrahmane , T. Berger , A. Breskin , P. A. Breur , A. Brown , E. Brown , S. Bruenner , G. Bruno , R. Budnik , L. Bütikofer , J. Calvén , J. M. R. Cardoso , M. Cervantes , A. Chiarini , D. Cichon , D. Coderre , A. P. Colijn , J. Conrad , R. Corrieri , J. P. Cussonneau , M. P. Decowski , P. de Perio , P. Di Gangi , A. Di Giovanni , S. Diglio , J. -M. Disdier , M. Doets , E. Duchovni , G. Eurin , J. Fei , A. D. Ferella , A. Fieguth , D. Florin , D. Front , W. Fulgione , A. Gallo Rosso , M. Galloway , F. Gao , M. Garbini , C. Geis , K. -L. Giboni , L. W. Goetzke , L. Grandi , Z. Greene , C. Grignon , C. Hasterok , E. Hogenbirk , C. Huhmann , R. Itay , A. James , B. Kaminsky , S. Kazama , G. Kessler , A. Kish , H. Landsman , R. F. Lang , D. Lellouch , L. Levinson , Q. Lin , S. Lindemann , M. Lindner , F. Lombardi , J. A. M. Lopes , R. Maier , A. Manfredini , I. Maris , T. Marrodán Undagoitia , J. Masbou , F. V. Massoli , D. Masson , D. Mayani , M. Messina , K. Micheneau , A. Molinario , K. Morå , M. Murra , J. Naganoma , K. Ni , U. Oberlack , D. Orlandi , R. Othegraven , P. Pakarha , S. Parlati , B. Pelssers , R. Persiani , F. Piastra , J. Pienaar , V. Pizzella , M. -C. Piro , G. Plante , N. Priel , D. Ramírez García , L. Rauch , S. Reichard , C. Reuter , A. Rizzo , S. Rosendahl , N. Rupp , J. M. F. dos Santos , R. Saldahna , G. Sartorelli , M. Scheibelhut , S. Schindler , J. Schreiner , M. Schumann , L. Scotto Lavina , M. Selvi , P. Shagin , E. Shockley , M. Silva , H. Simgen , M. v. Sivers , M. Stern , A. Stein , D. Tatananni , L. Tatananni , D. Thers , A. Tiseni , G. Trinchero , C. Tunnell , N. Upole , M. Vargas , O. Wack , R. Walet , H. Wang , Z. Wang , Y. Wei , C. Weinheimer , C. Wittweg , J. Wulf , J. Ye , Y. Zhang

Dark Matter Results from First 98.7-day Data of PandaX-II Experiment

We report the WIMP dark matter search results using the first physics-run data of the PandaX-II 500 kg liquid xenon dual-phase time-projection chamber, operating at the China JinPing Underground Laboratory. No dark matter candidate is…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2016-09-21 II Collaboration , Andi Tan , Mengjiao Xiao , Xiangyi Cui , Xun Chen , Yunhua Chen , Deqing Fang , Changbo Fu , Karl Giboni , Franco Giuliani , Haowei Gong , Shouyang Hu , Xingtao Huang , Xiangdong Ji , Yonglin Ju , Siao Lei , Shaoli Li , Xiaomei Li , Xinglong Li , Hao Liang , Qing Lin , Huaxuan Liu , Jianglai Liu , Wolfgang Lorenzon , Yugang Ma , Yajun Mao , Kaixuan Ni , Xiangxiang Ren , Michael Schubnell , Manbin Shen , Fang Shi , Hongwei Wang , Jiming Wang , Meng Wang , Qiuhong Wang , Siguang Wang , Xuming Wang , Zhou Wang , Shiyong Wu , Xiang Xiao , Pengwei Xie , Binbin Yan , Yong Yang , Jianfeng Yue , Xionghui Zeng , Hongguang Zhang , Hua Zhang , Huanqiao Zhang , Tao Zhang , Li Zhao , Jing Zhou , Ning Zhou , Xiaopeng Zhou

Halo-independent analysis of direct detection data for light WIMPs

We present a halo-independent analysis of direct detection data on "light WIMPs," i.e. weakly interacting massive particles with mass close to or below 10 GeV/c^2. We include new results from silicon CDMS detectors (bounds and excess…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-06-15 Eugenio Del Nobile , Graciela B. Gelmini , Paolo Gondolo , Ji-Haeng Huh

Dark matter search by exclusive studies of X-rays following WIMPs nuclear interactions

It is shown that weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), which are possible cold dark matter candidates, can be studied by exclusive measurements of X-rays following WIMPs nuclear interactions. Inner-shell atomic electrons are ionized…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-11 H. Ejiri , Ch. C. Moustakidis , J. D. Vergados

Implication of neutrino backgrounds on the reach of next generation dark matter direct detection experiments

As direct dark matter experiments continue to increase in size, they will become sensitive to neutrinos from astrophysical sources. For experiments that do not have directional sensitivity, coherent neutrino scattering (CNS) from several…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-06-16 J. Billard , L. Strigari , E. Figueroa-Feliciano

Spin-dependent constraints on blind spots for thermal singlino-higgsino dark matter with(out) light singlets

The LUX experiment has recently set very strong constraints on spin-independent interactions of WIMP with nuclei. These null results can be accommodated in NMSSM provided that the effective spin-independent coupling of the LSP to nucleons…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2017-08-02 Marcin Badziak , Marek Olechowski , Paweł Szczerbiak

Direct Detection Constraints on Dark Matter Event Rates in Neutrino Telescopes, and Collider Implications

Neutrino telescopes are looking to detect neutrinos produced by the annihilation of weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) dark matter in the sun. The event rate depends on the dark matter density in the sun, which in turn is dictated…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2010-03-31 Prateek Agrawal , Zackaria Chacko , Can Kilic , Rashmish K. Mishra

Projected WIMP sensitivity of the CDEX-50 dark matter experiment

CDEX-50 is a next-generation project of the China Dark Matter Experiment (CDEX) that aims to search for dark matter using a 50-kg germanium detector array. This paper comprises a thorough summary of the CDEX-50 dark matter experiment,…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2024-08-08 X. P. Geng , L. T. Yang , Q. Yue , K. J. Kang , Y. J. Li , H. P. An , Greeshma C. , J. P. Chang , Y. H. Chen , J. P. Cheng , W. H. Dai , Z. Deng , C. H. Fang , H. Gong , Q. J. Guo , T. Guo , X. Y. Guo , L. He , S. M. He , J. W. Hu , H. X. Huang , T. C. Huang , L. Jiang , S. Karmakar , H. B. Li , H. Y. Li , J. M. Li , J. Li , Q. Y. Li , R. M. J. Li , X. Q. Li , Y. L. Li , Y. F. Liang , B. Liao , F. K. Lin , S. T. Lin , J. X. Liu , S. K. Liu , Y. D. Liu , Y. Liu , Y. Y. Liu , H. Ma , Y. C. Mao , Q. Y. Nie , J. H. Ning , H. Pan , N. C. Qi , J. Ren , X. C. Ruan , M. K. Singh , T. X. Sun , C. J. Tang , Y. Tian , G. F. Wang , J. Z. Wang , L. Wang , Q. Wang , Y. F. Wang , Y. X. Wang , H. T. Wong , S. Y. Wu , Y. C. Wu , H. Y. Xing , R. Xu , Y. Xu , T. Xue , Y. L. Yan , N. Yi , C. X. Yu , H. J. Yu , J. F. Yue , M. Zeng , Z. Zeng , B. T. Zhang , F. S. Zhang , L. Zhang , Z. H. Zhang , Z. Y. Zhang , J. Z. Zhao , K. K. Zhao , M. G. Zhao , J. F. Zhou , Z. Y. Zhou , J. J. Zhu