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Indirect Detection of WIMP Dark Matter: a compact review

Indirect detection of dark matter particles, i.e. the detection of annihilation or decay products of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles, has entered a pivotal phase as experiments reach sensitivities that probe the most interesting…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2014-11-10 Jan Conrad

The Indirect Search for Dark Matter with IceCube

We revisit the prospects for IceCube and similar kilometer-scale telescopes to detect neutrinos produced by the annihilation of weakly interacting massive dark matter particles (WIMPs) in the Sun. We emphasize that the astrophysics of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-04-15 Francis Halzen , Dan Hooper

Direct Dark Matter Searches

For many working in particle physics and cosmology successful discovery and characterisation of the new particles that most likely explain the non-baryonic cold dark matter, known to comprise the majority of matter in the Universe, would be…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 N. J. Spooner

The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Experiment

We describe the design and assembly of the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment, a direct detection search for cosmic WIMP dark matter particles. The centerpiece of the experiment is a large liquid xenon time projection chamber sensitive to low energy…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-11-05 The LZ Collaboration , D. S. Akerib , C. W. Akerlof , D. Yu. Akimov , A. Alquahtani , S. K. Alsum , T. J. Anderson , N. Angelides , H. M. Araújo , A. Arbuckle , J. E. Armstrong , M. Arthurs , H. Auyeung , X. Bai , A. J. Bailey , J. Balajthy , S. Balashov , J. Bang , M. J. Barry , J. Barthel , D. Bauer , P. Bauer , A. Baxter , J. Belle , P. Beltrame , J. Bensinger , T. Benson , E. P. Bernard , A. Bernstein , A. Bhatti , A. Biekert , T. P. Biesiadzinski , B. Birrittella , K. E. Boast , A. I. Bolozdynya , E. M. Boulton , B. Boxer , R. Bramante , S. Branson , P. Brás , M. Breidenbach , J. H. Buckley , V. V. Bugaev , R. Bunker , S. Burdin , J. K. Busenitz , J. S. Campbell , C. Carels , D. L. Carlsmith , B. Carlson , M. C. Carmona-Benitez , M. Cascella , C. Chan , J. J. Cherwinka , A. A. Chiller , C. Chiller , N. I. Chott , A. Cole , J. Coleman , D. Colling , R. A. Conley , A. Cottle , R. Coughlen , W. W. Craddock , D. Curran , A. Currie , J. E. Cutter , J. P. da Cunha , C. E. Dahl , S. Dardin , S. Dasu , J. Davis , T. J. R. Davison , L. de Viveiros , N. Decheine , A. Dobi , J. E. Y. Dobson , E. Druszkiewicz , A. Dushkin , T. K. Edberg , W. R. Edwards , B. N. Edwards , J. Edwards , M. M. Elnimr , W. T. Emmet , S. R. Eriksen , C. H. Faham , A. Fan , S. Fayer , S. Fiorucci , H. Flaecher , I. M. Fogarty Florang , P. Ford , V. B. Francis , F. Froborg , T. Fruth , R. J. Gaitskell , N. J. Gantos , D. Garcia , A. Geffre , V. M. Gehman , R. Gelfand , J. Genovesi , R. M. Gerhard , C. Ghag , E. Gibson , M. G. D. Gilchriese , S. Gokhale , B. Gomber , T. G. Gonda , A. Greenall , S. Greenwood , G. Gregerson , M. G. D. van der Grinten , C. B. Gwilliam , C. R. Hall , D. Hamilton , S. Hans , K. Hanzel , T. Harrington , A. Harrison , C. Hasselkus , S. J. Haselschwardt , D. Hemer , S. A. Hertel , J. Heise , S. Hillbrand , O. Hitchcock , C. Hjemfelt , M. D. Hoff , B. Holbrook , E. Holtom , J. Y-K. Hor , M. Horn , D. Q. Huang , T. W. Hurteau , C. M. Ignarra , M. N. Irving , R. G. Jacobsen , O. Jahangir , S. N. Jeffery , W. Ji , M. Johnson , J. Johnson , P. Johnson , W. G. Jones , A. C. Kaboth , A. Kamaha , K. Kamdin , V. Kasey , K. Kazkaz , J. Keefner , D. Khaitan , M. Khaleeq , A. Khazov , A. V. Khromov , I. Khurana , Y. D. Kim , W. T. Kim , C. D. Kocher , A. M. Konovalov , L. Korley , E. V. Korolkova , M. Koyuncu , J. Kras , H. Kraus , S. W. Kravitz , H. J. Krebs , L. Kreczko , B. Krikler , V. A. Kudryavtsev , A. V. Kumpan , S. Kyre , A. R. Lambert , B. Landerud , N. A. Larsen , A. Laundrie , E. A. Leason , H. S. Lee , J. Lee , C. Lee , B. G. Lenardo , D. S. Leonard , R. Leonard , K. T. Lesko , C. Levy , J. Li , Y. Liu , J. Liao , F. -T. Liao , J. Lin , A. Lindote , R. Linehan , W. H. Lippincott , R. Liu , X. Liu , C. Loniewski , M. I. Lopes , B. López Paredes , W. Lorenzon , D. Lucero , S. Luitz , J. M. Lyle , C. Lynch , P. A. Majewski , J. Makkinje , D. C. Malling , A. Manalaysay , L. Manenti , R. L. Mannino , N. Marangou , D. J. Markley , P. MarrLaundrie , T. J. Martin , M. F. Marzioni , C. Maupin , C. T. McConnell , D. N. McKinsey , J. McLaughlin , D. -M. Mei , Y. Meng , E. H. Miller , Z. J. Minaker , E. Mizrachi , J. Mock , D. Molash , A. Monte , M. E. Monzani , J. A. Morad , E. Morrison , B. J. Mount , A. St. J. Murphy , D. Naim , A. Naylor , C. Nedlik , C. Nehrkorn , H. N. Nelson , J. Nesbit , F. Neves , J. A. Nikkel , J. A. Nikoleyczik , A. Nilima , J. O'Dell , H. Oh , F. G. O'Neill , K. O'Sullivan , I. Olcina , M. A. Olevitch , K. C. Oliver-Mallory , L. Oxborough , A. Pagac , D. Pagenkopf , S. Pal , K. J. Palladino , V. M. Palmaccio , J. Palmer , M. Pangilinan , S. J. Patton , E. K. Pease , B. P. Penning , G. Pereira , C. Pereira , I. B. Peterson , A. Piepke , S. Pierson , S. Powell , R. M. Preece , K. Pushkin , Y. Qie , M. Racine , B. N. Ratcliff , J. Reichenbacher , L. Reichhart , C. A. Rhyne , A. Richards , Q. Riffard , G. R. C. Rischbieter , J. P. Rodrigues , H. J. Rose , R. Rosero , P. Rossiter , R. Rucinski , G. Rutherford , D. Rynders , J. S. Saba , L. Sabarots , D. Santone , M. Sarychev , A. B. M. R. Sazzad , R. W. Schnee , M. Schubnell , P. R. Scovell , M. Severson , D. Seymour , S. Shaw , G. W. Shutt , T. A. Shutt , J. J. Silk , C. Silva , K. Skarpaas , W. Skulski , A. R. Smith , R. J. Smith , R. E. Smith , J. So , M. Solmaz , V. N. Solovov , P. Sorensen , V. V. Sosnovtsev , I. Stancu , M. R. Stark , S. Stephenson , N. Stern , A. Stevens , T. M. Stiegler , K. Stifter , R. Studley , T. J. Sumner , K. Sundarnath , P. Sutcliffe , N. Swanson , M. Szydagis , M. Tan , W. C. Taylor , R. Taylor , D. J. Taylor , D. Temples , B. P. Tennyson , P. A. Terman , K. J. Thomas , J. A. Thomson , D. R. Tiedt , M. Timalsina , W. H. To , A. Tomás , T. E. Tope , M. Tripathi , D. R. Tronstad , C. E. Tull , W. Turner , L. Tvrznikova , M. Utes , U. Utku , S. Uvarov , J. Va'vra , A. Vacheret , A. Vaitkus , J. R. Verbus , T. Vietanen , E. Voirin , C. O. Vuosalo , S. Walcott , W. L. Waldron , K. Walker , J. J. Wang , R. Wang , L. Wang , Y. Wang , J. R. Watson , J. Migneault , S. Weatherly , R. C. Webb , W. -Z. Wei , M. While , R. G. White , J. T. White , D. T. White , T. J. Whitis , W. J. Wisniewski , K. Wilson , M. S. Witherell , F. L. H. Wolfs , J. D. Wolfs , D. Woodward , S. D. Worm , X. Xiang , Q. Xiao , J. Xu , M. Yeh , J. Yin , I. Young , C. Zhang

WIMP dark matter candidates and searches - current status and future prospects

We review several current aspects of dark matter theory and experiment. We overview the present experimental status, which includes current bounds and recent claims and hints of a possible signal in a wide range of experiments: direct…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2018-06-13 Leszek Roszkowski , Enrico Maria Sessolo , Sebastian Trojanowski

WARP: a WIMP double phase Argon detector

The WARP programme for dark matter search with a double phase argon detector is presented. In such a detector both excitation and ionization produced by an impinging particle are evaluated by the contemporary measurement of primary…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-03 R. Brunetti , E. Calligarich , M. Cambiaghi , F. Carbonara , F. Cavanna , A. Cocco , C. De Vecchi , R. Dolfini , A. Ereditato , N. Ferrari , G. Fiorillo , L. Grandi , G. Mangano , A. Menegolli , C. Montanari , O. Palamara , M. Prata , A. Rappoldi , G. L. Raselli , M. Roncadelli , M. Rossella , C. Rubbia , R. Santorelli , C. Vignoli

Particle Dark Matter and its Detection

The status and prospects of the experimental efforts in the detection of Particle Dark Matter is reviewed. Emphasis is put in the direct searches for WIMPs (Weakly Interacting Massive Particles), outlining the various strategies and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Angel Morales

Searches for Particle Dark Matter with gamma-rays

In this contribution I review the present status and discuss some prospects for indirect detection of dark matter with gamma-rays. Thanks to the Fermi Large Area Telescope, searches in gamma-rays have reached sensitivities that allow to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Jan Conrad

Limits on spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon cross-sections from the XENON10 experiment

XENON10 is an experiment to directly detect weakly interacting massive particle (WIMPs), which may comprise the bulk of the non-baryonic dark matter in our Universe. We report new results for spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon interactions with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 J. Angle , E. Aprile , F. Arneodo , L. Baudis , A. Bernstein , A. Bolozdynya , P. Brusov , L. C. C. Coelho , C. E. Dahl , L. DeViveiros , A. D. Ferella , L. M. P. Fernandes , S. Fiorucci , R. J. Gaitskell , K. L. Giboni , R. Gomez , R. Hasty , L. Kastens , J. Kwong , J. A. M. Lopes , N. Madden , A. Manalaysay , A. Manzur , D. N. McKinsey , M. E. Monzani , K. Ni , U. Oberlack , J. Orboeck , G. Plante , R. Santorelli , J. M. F. dos Santos , P. Shagin , T. Shutt , P. Sorensen , S. Schulte , C. Winant , M. Yamashita

A Detailed Look at the First Results from the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) Dark Matter Experiment

LUX, the world's largest dual-phase xenon time-projection chamber, with a fiducial target mass of 118 kg and 10,091 kg-days of exposure thus far, is currently the most sensitive direct dark matter search experiment. The initial null-result…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2014-02-26 M. Szydagis , D. S. Akerib , H. M. Araujo , X. Bai , A. J. Bailey , J. Balajthy , E. Bernard , A. Bernstein , A. Bradley , D. Byram , S. B. Cahn , M. C. Carmona-Benitez , C. Chan , J. J. Chapman , A. A. Chiller , C. Chiller , T. Coffey , A. Currie , L. de Viveiros , A. Dobi , J. Dobson , E. Druszkiewicz , B. Edwards , C. H. Faham , S. Fiorucci , C. Flores , R. J. Gaitskell , V. M. Gehman , C. Ghag , K. R. Gibson , M. G. D. Gilchriese , C. Hall , S. A. Hertel , M. Horn , D. Q. Huang , M. Ihm , R. G. Jacobsen , K. Kazkaz , R. Knoche , N. A. Larsen , C. Lee , A. Lindote , M. I. Lopes , D. C. Malling , R. Mannino , D. N. McKinsey , D. -M. Mei , J. Mock , M. Moongweluwan , J. Morad , A. St. J. Murphy , C. Nehrkorn , H. Nelson , F. Neves , R. A. Ott , M. Pangilinan , P. D. Parker , E. K. Pease , K. Pech , P. Phelps , L. Reichhart , T. Shutt , C. Silva , V. N. Solovov , P. Sorensen , K. O'Sullivan , T. Sumner , D. Taylor , B. Tennyson , D. R. Tiedt , M. Tripathi , S. Uvarov , J. R. Verbus , N. Walsh , R. Webb , J. T. White , M. S. Witherell , F. L. H. Wolfs , M. Woods , C. Zhang

First Dark Matter Search Results from the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) Experiment

The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) dark matter experiment is operating 1.5 km underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, USA. In 2013, the experiment had a WIMP search exposure of 10,091 kg-days over a…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2018-07-20 Carlos Faham

Direct Search for Dark Matter Particles With Very Large Detectors

We briefly discuss the expected level of supersymmetric dark matter cross-sections as a reference for dark matter detectors. We then discuss the current ZEPLIN II program as a prototype of large liquid Xenon detectors. Cryoarray is a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 David B. Cline

Theoretical prospects for directional WIMP detection

Direct detection of dark matter with directional sensitivity is a promising concept for improving the search for weakly interacting massive particles. With information on the direction of WIMP induced nuclear recoils one has access to the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-10-15 Ciaran A. J. O'Hare

Light dark matter search with DarkSide-50

We present the latest results from the search for light dark matter particle interactions with the DarkSide-50 dual-phase liquid argon time projection chamber. This analysis, based on the ionization signal only, improves the existing limits…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2024-07-18 D. Franco

Update on the MiniCLEAN Dark Matter Experiment

The direct search for dark matter is entering a period of increased sensitivity to the hypothetical Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP). One such technology that is being examined is a scintillation only noble liquid experiment,…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-03-20 K. Rielage , M. Akashi-Ronquest , M. Bodmer , R. Bourque , B. Buck , A. Butcher , T. Caldwell , Y. Chen , K. Coakley , E. Flores , J. A. Formaggio , D. Gastler , F. Giuliani , M. Gold , E. Grace , J. Griego , N. Guerrero , V. Guiseppe , R. Henning , A. Hime , S. Jaditz , C. Kachulis , E. Kearns , J. Kelsey , J. R. Klein , A. Latorre , I. Lawson , S. Linden , F. Lopez , D. N. McKinsey , S. MacMullin , A. Mastbaum , D. -M. Mei , J. Monroe , J. A. Nikkel , J. Oertel , G. D. Orebi Gann , K. Palladino , G. Perumpilly , L. Rodriguez , R. Schnee , S. Seibert , J. Walding , B. Wang , J. Wang , C. Zhang

Low Mass WIMP Searches with a Neutrino Experiment: A Proposal for Further MiniBooNE Running

A proposal submitted to the FNAL PAC is described to search for light sub-GeV WIMP dark matter at MiniBooNE. The possibility to steer the beam past the target and into an absorber leads to a significant reduction in neutrino background,…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2012-11-14 A. A. Aguilar-Arevalo , B. Batell , R. Cooper , P. deNiverville , R. Dharmapalan , Z. Djurcic , R. Ford , F. G. Garcia , G. T. Garvey , J. Grange , S. Habib , W. Huelsnitz , C. Jiang , R. A. Johnson , W. Ketchum , T. Kobilarcik , W. C. Louis , W. Marsh , D. McKeen , G. B. Mills , J. Mirabal , C. D. Moore , P. Nienaber , Z. Pavlovic , D. Perevalov , C. C. Polly , M. Pospelov , H. Ray , A. Ritz , B. P. Roe , I. Stancu , R. Tayloe R. Van de Water , D. A. Wickremasinghe

Particle Dark Matter

Several ideas for new physics beyond the standard model may provide particle candidates for the dark matter in the Galactic halo. The two leading candidates are an axion and a weakly-interacting massive particle (WIMP), such as the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-02-03 Marc Kamionkowski

$Z'$ 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

Low Background kTon-Scale Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers

We find that it is possible to increase sensitivity to low energy physics in a third or fourth DUNE-like module with careful controls over radiopurity and some modifications to a detector similar to the DUNE Far Detector design. In…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-03-18 A. Avasthi , T. Bezerra , A. Borkum , E. Church , J. Genovesi , J. Haiston , C. M. Jackson , I. Lazanu , B. Monreal , S. Munson , C. Ortiz , M. Parvu , S. J. M. Peeters , D. Pershey , S. S. Poudel , J. Reichenbacher , R. Saldanha , K. Scholberg , G. Sinev , J. Zennamo , H. O. Back , J. F. Beacom , F. Capozzi , C. Cuesta , Z. Djurcic , A. C. Ezeribe , I. Gil-Botella , S. W. Li , M. Mooney , M. Sore , S. Westerdale

XENON: a 1 tonne Liquid Xenon Experiment for a Sensitive Dark Matter Search

XENON is a novel liquid xenon experiment concept for a sensitive dark matter search using a 1-tonne active target, distributed in an array of ten independent time projection chambers. The design relies on the simultaneous detection of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-23 E. Aprile , E. A. Baltz , A. Curioni , K-L. Giboni , C. J. Hailey , L. Hui , M. Kobayashi , K. Ni , W. W. Craig , R. J. Gaitskell , U. Oberlack , T. Shutt