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Constraints on sub-GeV dark matter boosted by cosmic rays from the CDEX-10 experiment at the China Jinping Underground Laboratory

We present new constraints on light dark matter boosted by cosmic rays (CRDM) using the 205.4 kg day data of the CDEX-10 experiment conducted at the China Jinping Underground Laboratory. The Monte Carlo simulation package CJPL\_ESS was…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2022-09-19 R. Xu , L. T. Yang , Q. Yue , K. J. Kang , Y. J. Li , M. Agartioglu , H. P. An , J. P. Chang , Y. H. Chen , J. P. Cheng , W. H. Dai , Z. Deng , C. H. Fang , X. P. Geng , H. Gong , X. Y. Guo , Q. J. Guo , L. He , S. M. He , J. W. Hu , H. X. Huang , T. C. Huang , H. T. Jia , X. Jiang , H. B. 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 , S. K. Liu , Y. Liu , Y. D. Liu , Y. Y. Liu , Z. Z. Liu , H. Ma , Y. C. Mao , Q. Y. Nie , J. H. Ning , H. Pan , N. C. Qi , J. Ren , X. C. Ruan , K. Saraswat , V. Sharma , Z. She , M. K. Singh , T. X. Sun , C. J. Tang , W. Y. Tang , Y. Tian , G. F. Wang , L. Wang , Q. Wang , Y. Wang , Y. X. Wang , H. T. Wong , S. Y. Wu , Y. C. Wu , H. Y. Xing , Y. Xu , T. Xue , Y. L. Yan , C. H. Yeh , 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 , K. K. Zhao , M. G. Zhao , J. F. Zhou , Z. Y. Zhou , J. J. Zhu

Search for Cosmic Ray Electron Boosted Dark Matter with the CDEX-10 Experiment

We present new constraints on the cosmic ray electron boosted light dark matter (CReDM) using the 205.4 kg$\cdot$day data of the CDEX-10 experiment located at the China Jinping Underground Laboratory. The cosmic ray electron spectrum and…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2026-01-14 R. Xu , L. T. Yang , Q. Yue , K. J. Kang , Y. J. Li , H. P. An , Greeshma C. , J. P. Chang , H. Chen , Y. H. Chen , J. P. Cheng , J. Y. Cui , W. H. Dai , Z. Deng , Y. X. Dong , C. H. Fang , H. Gong , Q. J. Guo , T. Guo , X. Y. Guo , L. He , J. R. He , H. X. Huang , T. C. Huang , S. Karmakar , Y. S. Lan , H. B. Li , H. Y. Li , J. M. Li , J. Li , M. C. 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 , R. Z. Liu , S. K. Liu , Y. D. Liu , Y. Liu , Y. Y. Liu , H. Ma , Y. C. Mao , A. Mureed , H. Pan , N. C. Qi , J. Ren , X. C. Ruan , M. B. Shen , H. Y. Shi , M. K. Singh , T. X. Sun , W. L. Sun , C. J. Tang , Y. Tian , H. F. Wan , G. F. Wang , J. Z. Wang , L. Wang , Q. Wang , Q. Wang , Y. F. Wang , Y. X. Wang , H. T. Wong , Y. C. Wu , H. Y. Xing , K. Z. Xiong , Y. Xu , T. Xue , Y. L. Yan , N. Yi , C. X. Yu , H. J. Yu , X. Yu , M. Zeng , Z. Zeng , F. S. Zhang , P. Zhang , P. Zhang , Z. Y. Zhang , M. G. Zhao , J. F. Zhou , Z. Y. Zhou , J. J. Zhu

Constraining Dark Matter Models with a Light Mediator from CDEX-10 Experiment at China Jinping Underground Laboratory

We search for nuclear recoil signals of dark matter models with a light mediator using data taken from a p-type point-contact germanium detector of the CDEX-10 experiment at the China Jinping Underground Laboratory. The 90% confidence level…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-02-26 Qi-Yuan Nie , Wen-Han Dai , Hao Ma , Qian Yue , Ke-Jun Kang , Yuan-Jing Li

Novel direct detection constraints on light dark matter

All attempts to directly detect particle dark matter (DM) scattering on nuclei suffer from the partial or total loss of sensitivity for DM masses in the GeV range or below. We derive novel constraints from the inevitable existence of a…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2019-05-08 Torsten Bringmann , Maxim Pospelov

Constraints on the Blazar-Boosted Dark Matter from the CDEX-10 Experiment

We report new constraints on light dark matter (DM) boosted by blazars using the 205.4 kg day data from the CDEX-10 experiment located at the China Jinping Underground Laboratory. Two representative blazars, TXS 0506+56 and BL Lacertae are…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2024-04-01 R. Xu , 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 , X. P. Geng , 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 , 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

Cosmic-ray boosted dark matter in Xe-based direct detection experiments

LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) collaboration has achieved the strongest constraint on weak-scale dark matter (DM)-nucleon spin-independent (SI) scattering cross section in a large region of parameter space. In this paper, we take a complementary approach…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2024-02-08 Tarak Nath Maity , Ranjan Laha

Production and attenuation of cosmic-ray boosted dark matter

Light sub-GeV halo dark matter (DM) particles up-scattered by high-energy cosmic-rays (CRs) (referred to as CRDM) can be energetic and become detectable by conventional DM direct detection experiments. We perform a refined analysis on the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2022-02-28 Chen Xia , Yan-Hao Xu , Yu-Feng Zhou

New Constraints on Cosmic-ray boosted Sub-GeV Dark Matter via Light Mediators

Traditional direct detection experiments lack the sensitivity to probe the sub-GeV dark matter (DM), primarily due to the low energy of the expected nuclear recoils. In this work, we investigate cosmic-ray (CR) upscattering as a mechanism…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-12-30 Yang Yu , Guan-Sen Wang , Bo Zhang , Tian-Peng Tang , Bing-Yu Su , Lei Feng

Exotic Dark Matter Search with CDEX-10 Experiment at China's Jinping Underground Laboratory

A search for exotic dark matter (DM) in the sub-GeV mass range has been conducted using 205 kg$\cdot$day data taken from a p-type point contact germanium detector of CDEX-10 experiment at China Jinping underground laboratory. New low-mass…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2022-11-24 W. H. Dai , L. P. Jia , H. Ma , Q. Yue , K. J. Kang , Y. J. Li , H. P. An , Greeshma C. , J. P. Chang , Y. H. Chen , J. P. Cheng , Z. Deng , C. H. Fang , X. P. Geng , H. Gong , Q. J. Guo , X. Y. Guo , L. He , S. M. He , J. W. Hu , H. X. Huang , T. C. Huang , H. T. Jia , X. Jiang , S. Karmakar , H. B. 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 , S. K. Liu , Y. D. Liu , Y. Liu , Y. Y. Liu , Z. Z. Liu , Y. C. Mao , Q. Y. Nie , J. H. Ning , H. Pan , N. C. Qi , J. Ren , X. C. Ruan , Z. She , M. K. Singh , T. X. Sun , C. J. Tang , W. Y. Tang , Y. Tian , G. F. Wang , L. Wang , Q. Wang , Y. 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 , L. T. Yang , 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 , K. K. Zhao , M. G. Zhao , J. F. Zhou , Z. Y. Zhou , J. J. Zhu

Bounds on boosted dark matter from direct detection: The role of energy-dependent cross sections

The recoil threshold of Direct Detection experiments limits the mass range of Dark Matter (DM) particles that can be detected, with most DD experiments being blind to sub-MeV DM particles. However, these light DM particles can be boosted to…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-01-17 Debjyoti Bardhan , Supritha Bhowmick , Diptimoy Ghosh , Atanu Guha , Divya Sachdeva

Constraints on Dark Matter with a moderately large and velocity-dependent DM-nucleon cross-section

We derive constraints on a possible velocity-dependent DM-nucleon scattering cross section, for Dark Matter in the 10 MeV -- 100 GeV mass range, using the XQC, DAMIC, and CRESST 2017 Surface Run experiments. We report the limits on cross…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2018-10-05 M. Shafi Mahdawi , Glennys R. Farrar

A congruous approach with realistic cross section towards limiting sub-GeV dark matter from LUX-ZEPLIN

We present constraints on sub-GeV dark matter (DM) through the mechanism of being boosted by cosmic rays (CRs). We utilize the nuclear recoil data from the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment for this purpose. Without the mechanism of boosted dark…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-09-03 Atanu Guha , Jong-Chul Park

First search for light fermionic dark matter absorption on electrons using germanium detector in CDEX-10 experiment

We present the first results of the search for sub-MeV fermionic dark matter absorbed by electron targets of germanium using the 205.4~kg$\cdot$day data collected by the CDEX-10 experiment, with the analysis threshold of 160~eVee. No…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2026-02-18 J. X. Liu , 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 , X. P. Geng , H. Gong , Q. J. Guo , T. Guo , X. Y. Guo , L. He , J. R. 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 , M. C. 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 , S. K. Liu , Y. D. Liu , Y. Liu , Y. Y. Liu , H. Ma , Y. C. Mao , Q. Y. Nie , H. Pan , N. C. Qi , J. Ren , X. C. Ruan , M. B. Shen , M. K. Singh , T. X. Sun , W. L. 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 , Y. C. Wu , H. Y. Xing , K. Z. Xiong , R. Xu , Y. Xu , T. Xue , Y. L. Yan , N. Yi , C. X. Yu , H. J. Yu , M. Zeng , Z. Zeng , B. T. Zhang , F. S. Zhang , L. Zhang , P. 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

Constraints on Sub-GeV Dark Matter--Electron Scattering from the CDEX-10 Experiment

We present improved germanium-based constraints on sub-GeV dark matter via dark matter--electron ($\chi$-$e$) scattering using the 205.4 kg$\cdot$day dataset from the CDEX-10 experiment. Using a novel calculation technique, we attain…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2022-11-22 Z. Y. Zhang , L. T. Yang , Q. Yue , K. J. Kang , Y. J. Li , M. Agartioglu , H. P. An , J. P. Chang , Y. H. Chen , J. P. Cheng , W. H. Dai , Z. Deng , C. H. Fang , X. P. Geng , H. Gong , Q. J. Guo , X. Y. Guo , L. He , S. M. He , J. W. Hu , H. X. Huang , T. C. Huang , H. T. Jia , X. Jiang , H. B. 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 , S. K. Liu , Y. D. Liu , Y. Liu , Y. Y. Liu , Z. Z. Liu , H. Ma , Y. C. Mao , Q. Y. Nie , J. H. Ning , H. Pan , N. C. Qi , J. Ren , X. C. Ruan , K. Saraswat , V. Sharma , Z. She , M. K. Singh , T. X. Sun , C. J. Tang , W. Y. Tang , Y. Tian , G. F. Wang , L. Wang , Q. Wang , Y. 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 , C. H. Yeh , 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 , K. K. Zhao , M. G. Zhao , J. F. Zhou , Z. Y. Zhou , J. J. Zhu

Cosmic Ray Boosted Dark Matter in COSINUS: Modeling and Constraints

Direct detection of nuclear recoils due to sub-GeV dark matter is challenging because of the small kinetic energy of the light dark matter particles. Although limits down to a few hundred MeV have been reached using specially designed low…

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Investigating the collinear splitting effects of boosted dark matter at neutrino detectors

We study the probing prospects of cosmic ray boosted dark matter (DM) in the framework of simplified electron-philic dark photon model. Focusing on the dark matter and dark photon masses around keV $\sim $ MeV scale, we consider the bounds…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-02-13 Jinmian Li , Junle Pei , Cong Zhang

Cosmic Ray Boosted Sub-GeV Gravitationally Interacting Dark Matter in Direct Detection

Detections of non-gravitational interactions of massive dark matter (DM) with visible sector so far have given null results. The DM may communicate with the ordinary matter only through gravitational interaction. Besides, the majority of…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2020-12-30 Wenyu Wang , Lei Wu , Jin Min Yang , Hang Zhou , Bin Zhu

New constraints on cosmic ray-boosted dark matter from the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment

While dual-phase xenon time projection chambers (TPCs) have driven the sensitivity towards weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) at the GeV/c^2 to TeV/c^2 mass scale, the scope for sub-GeV/c^2 dark matter particles is hindered by a…

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Connecting Direct Dark Matter Detection Experiments to Cosmologically Motivated Halo Models

Several direct detection experiments, including recently CDMS-II, have reported signals consistent with 5 to 10 GeV dark matter (DM) that appear to be in tension with null results from XENON and LUX experiments; these indicate a careful…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-03-10 Yao-Yuan Mao , Louis E. Strigari , Risa H. Wechsler

Constraints on cosmic-ray boosted dark matter with realistic cross section

Sub-MeV cold dark-matter particles are unable to produce electronic recoil in conventional dark-matter direct detection experiments such as XENONnT and LUX-ZEPLIN above the detector threshold. The mechanism of boosted dark matter comes into…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2024-08-08 Atanu Guha , Jong-Chul Park