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Critical revision of the ZEPLIN-I sensitivity to WIMP interactions

The ZEPLIN collaboration has recently published its first result presenting a maximum sensitivity of $1.1 \times 10^{-6}$ picobarn for a WIMP mass of $\approx$ 60 GeV. The analysis is based on a discrimination method using the different…

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Limits on the spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon cross-sections from the first science run of the ZEPLIN-III experiment

We present new experimental constraints on the WIMP-nucleon spin-dependent elastic cross-sections using data from the first science run of ZEPLIN-III, a two-phase xenon experiment searching for galactic dark matter WIMPs based at the Boulby…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2009-10-29 V. N. Lebedenko , H. M. Araujo , E. J. Barnes , A. Bewick , R. Cashmore , V. Chepel , D. Davidge , J. Dawson , T. Durkin , B. Edwards , C. Ghag , V. Graffagnino , M. Horn , A. S. Howard , A. J. Hughes , W. G. Jones , M. Joshi , G. E. Kalmus , A. G. Kovalenko , A. Lindote , I. Liubarsky , M. I. Lopes , R. Luscher , K. Lyons , P. Majewski , A. StJ. Murphy , F. Neves , J. Pinto da Cunha , R. Preece , J. J. Quenby , P. R. Scovell , C. Silva , V. N. Solovov , N. J. T. Smith , P. F. Smith , V. N. Stekhanov , T. J. Sumner , C. Thorne , R. J. Walker

A Realistic Assessment of the Sensitivity of XENON10 and XENON100 to Light-Mass WIMPs

The underlaying assumptions and uncertainties involved in the derivation of WIMP exclusion limits from XENON10 and XENON100 detectors are examined. In view of these, recent claims of sensitivity to light-mass Weakly Interacting Massive…

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Erratum for "Axion Dark Matter Coupling to Resonant Photons via Magnetic Field" [arXiv:1512.05547]

A recent comment highlights a discussion at the PATRAS Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs relating to a recent publication. We respond to this comment, and detail a calculation error in the original letter.

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-11-03 Ben T. McAllister , Stephen R. Parker , Michael E. Tobar

Constraints On Covariant WIMP-Nucleon Effective Field Theory Interactions from the First Science Run of the LUX-ZEPLIN Experiment

The first science run of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment, a dual-phase xenon time project chamber operating in the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota, USA, has reported leading limits on spin-independent WIMP-nucleon…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2024-11-27 J. Aalbers , D. S. Akerib , A. K. Al Musalhi , F. Alder , C. S. Amarasinghe , A. Ames , T. J. Anderson , N. Angelides , H. M. Araújo , J. E. Armstrong , M. Arthurs , A. Baker , S. Balashov , J. Bang , E. E. Barillier , J. W. Bargemann , K. Beattie , T. Benson , A. Bhatti , A. Biekert , T. P. Biesiadzinski , H. J. Birch , E. J. Bishop , G. M. Blockinger , B. Boxer , C. A. J. Brew , P. Brás , S. Burdin , M. Buuck , M. C. Carmona-Benitez , M. Carter , A. Chawla , H. Chen , J. J. Cherwinka , Y. T. Chin , N. I. Chott , M. V. Converse , A. Cottle , G. Cox , D. Curran , C. E. Dahl , A. David , J. Delgaudio , S. Dey , L. de Viveiros , L. Di Felice , C. Ding , J. E. Y. Dobson , E. Druszkiewicz , S. R. Eriksen , A. Fan , N. M. Fearon , S. Fiorucci , H. Flaecher , E. D. Fraser , T. M. A. Fruth , R. J. Gaitskell , A. Geffre , J. Genovesi , C. Ghag , R. Gibbons , S. Gokhale , J. Green , M. G. D. van der Grinten , J. H. Haiston , C. R. Hall , S. Han , E. Hartigan-O'Connor , S. J. Haselschwardt , M. A. Hernandez , S. A. Hertel , G. Heuermann , G. J. Homenides , M. Horn , D. Q. Huang , D. Hunt , C. M. Ignarra , E. Jacquet , R. S. James , J. Johnson , A. C. Kaboth , A. C. Kamaha , M. Kannichankandy , D. Khaitan , A. Khazov , I. Khurana , J. Kim , J. Kingston , R. Kirk , D. Kodroff , L. Korley , E. V. Korolkova , H. Kraus , S. Kravitz , L. Kreczko , V. A. Kudryavtsev , J. Lee , D. S. Leonard , K. T. Lesko , C. Levy , J. Lin , A. Lindote , R. Linehan , W. H. Lippincott , M. I. Lopes , W. Lorenzon , C. Lu , S. Luitz , P. A. Majewski , A. Manalaysay , R. L. Mannino , C. Maupin , M. E. McCarthy , G. McDowell , D. N. McKinsey , J. McLaughlin , J. B. McLaughlin , R. McMonigle , E. H. Miller , E. Mizrachi , A. Monte , M. E. Monzani , J. D. Morales Mendoza , E. Morrison , B. J. Mount , M. Murdy , A. St. J. Murphy , A. Naylor , H. N. Nelson , F. Neves , A. Nguyen , J. A. Nikoleyczik , I. Olcina , K. C. Oliver-Mallory , J. Orpwood , K. J. Palladino , J. Palmer , N. J. Pannifer , N. Parveen , S. J. Patton , B. Penning , G. Pereira , E. Perry , T. Pershing , A. Piepke , Y. Qie , J. Reichenbacher , C. A. Rhyne , Q. Riffard , G. R. C. Rischbieter , H. S. Riyat , R. Rosero , T. Rushton , D. Rynders , D. Santone , A. B. M. R. Sazzad , R. W. Schnee , S. Shaw , T. Shutt , J. J. Silk , C. Silva , G. Sinev , J. Siniscalco , R. Smith , V. N. Solovov , P. Sorensen , J. Soria , I. Stancu , A. Stevens , K. Stifter , B. Suerfu , T. J. Sumner , M. Szydagis , W. C. Taylor , D. R. Tiedt , M. Timalsina , Z. Tong , D. R. Tovey , J. Tranter , M. Trask , M. Tripathi , D. R. Tronstad , A. Vacheret , A. C. Vaitkus , O. Valentino , V. Velan , A. Wang , J. J. Wang , Y. Wang , J. R. Watson , R. C. Webb , L. Weeldreyer , T. J. Whitis , M. Williams , W. J. Wisniewski , F. L. H. Wolfs , S. Woodford , D. Woodward , C. J. Wright , Q. Xia , X. Xiang , J. Xu , M. Yeh , E. A. Zweig

First Constraints on WIMP-Nucleon Effective Field Theory Couplings in an Extended Energy Region From LUX-ZEPLIN

Following the first science results of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment, a dual-phase xenon time projection chamber operating from the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, USA, we report the initial limits on a…

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Probing the Scalar WIMP-Pion Coupling with the first LUX-ZEPLIN data

Weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) may interact with a virtual pion that is exchanged between nucleons. This interaction channel is important to consider in models where the spin-independent isoscalar channel is suppressed. Using…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2024-09-17 J. Aalbers , D. S. Akerib , A. K. Al Musalhi , F. Alder , C. S. Amarasinghe , A. Ames , T. J. Anderson , N. Angelides , H. M. Araújo , J. E. Armstrong , M. Arthurs , A. Baker , S. Balashov , J. Bang , E. E. Barillier , J. W. Bargemann , K. Beattie , T. Benson , A. Bhatti , A. Biekert , T. P. Biesiadzinski , H. J. Birch , E. J. Bishop , G. M. Blockinger , B. Boxer , C. A. J. Brew , P. Brás , S. Burdin , M. Buuck , M. C. Carmona-Benitez , M. Carter , A. Chawla , H. Chen , J. J. Cherwinka , Y. T. Chin , N. I. Chott , M. V. Converse , A. Cottle , G. Cox , D. Curran , C. E. Dahl , A. David , J. Delgaudio , S. Dey , L. deViveiros , L. DiFelice , C. Ding , J. E. Y. Dobson , E. Druszkiewicz , S. R. Eriksen , A. Fan , N. M. Fearon , S. Fiorucci , H. Flaecher , E. D. Fraser , T. M. A. Fruth , R. J. Gaitskell , A. Geffre , J. Genovesi , C. Ghag , R. Gibbons , S. Gokhale , J. Green , M. G. D. vanderGrinten , J. J. Haiston , C. R. Hall , S. Han , E. Hartigan-O'Connor , S. J. Haselschwardt , M. A. Hernandez , S. A. Hertel , G. Heuermann , G. J. Homenides , M. Horn , D. Q. Huang , D. Hunt , E. Jacquet , R. S. James , J. Johnson , A. C. Kaboth , A. C. Kamaha , M. Kannichankandy , D. Khaitan , A. Khazov , I. Khurana , J. DKim , J. Kim , J. Kingston , R. Kirk , D. Kodroff , L. Korley , E. V. Korolkova , H. Kraus , S. Kravitz , L. Kreczko , V. A. Kudryavtsev , D. S. Leonard , K. T. Lesko , C. Levy , J. Lin , A. Lindote , R. Linehan , W. H. Lippincott , M. I. Lopes , W. Lorenzon , C. Lu , S. Luitz , P. A. Majewski , A. Manalaysay , R. L. Mannino , C. Maupin , M. E. McCarthy , G. McDowell , D. N. McKinsey , J. McLaughlin , J. B. McLaughlin , R. McMonigle , E. H. Miller , E. Mizrachi , A. Monte , M. E. Monzani , J. D. Morales Mendoza , E. Morrison , B. J. Mount , M. Murdy , A. St. J. Murphy , A. Naylor , H. N. Nelson , F. Neves , A. Nguyen , J. A. Nikoleyczik , I. Olcina , K. C. Oliver-Mallory , J. Orpwood , K. J. Palladino , J. Palmer , N. J. Pannifer , N. Parveen , S. J. Patton , B. Penning , G. Pereira , E. Perry , T. Pershing , A. Piepke , Y. Qie , J. Reichenbacher , C. A. Rhyne , Q. Riffard , G. R. C. Rischbieter , H. S. Riyat , R. Rosero , T. Rushton , D. Rynders , D. Santone , A. B. M. R. Sazzad , R. W. Schnee , S. Shaw , T. Shutt , J. J. Silk , C. Silva , G. Sinev , J. Siniscalco , R. Smith , V. N. Solovov , P. Sorensen , J. Soria , I. Stancu , A. Stevens , K. Stifter , B. Suerfu , T. J. Sumner , M. Szydagis , W. C. Taylor , D. R. Tiedt , M. Timalsina , Z. Tong , D. R. Tovey , J. Tranter , M. Trask , M. Tripathi , D. R. Tronstad , A. Vacheret , A. C. Vaitkus , O. Valentino , V. Velan , A. Wang , J. J. Wang , Y. Wang , J. R. Watson , R. C. Webb , L. Weeldreyer , T. J. Whitis , M. Williams , W. J. Wisniewski , F. L. H. Wolfs , S. Woodford , D. Woodward , C. J. Wright , Q. Xia , X. Xiang , J. Xu , M. Yeh , E. A. Zweig

Implications of the recent CERN LEP data on nonuniversal interactions with the precision electroweak tests

We explore the nonuniversal interaction effects in terms of the precision variables epsilons with the recent LEP data reported by the Electroweak Working Group. The epsilon variables with the nonuniversal interactions are calculated and…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-10-30 Kang Young Lee

Comments on "Anomalous Hydrodynamic Drafting of Interacting Flapping Flags"

We make remarks on Ristroph and Zhang's [{\it Phys. Rev. Lett.} {\bf 101}, 194502 (2008)] paper. We argue especially that due to the interferences the calibration procedures in [1] were not complete and this will induce some measurements'…

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Improved Limits on Scattering of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles from Reanalysis of 2013 LUX data

We present constraints on weakly interacting massive particles (WIMP)-nucleus scattering from the 2013 data of the Large Underground Xenon dark matter experiment, including $1.4\times10^{4}\;\mathrm{kg\; day}$ of search exposure. This new…

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Model-independent Limits from Spin-dependent WIMP Dark Matter Experiments

Spin-dependent WIMP searches have traditionally presented results within an odd group approximation and by suppressing one of the spin-dependent interaction cross sections. We here elaborate on a model-independent analysis in which…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 F. Giuliani , TA Girard

Interpreting data from WIMP direct detection experiments

Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP) direct detection experiments are closing in on the region of parameter space where relic neutralinos may constitute the galactic halo dark matter. We discuss two issues in the interpretation of…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 Anne M. Green

Spin-Dependent Weakly-Interacting-Massive-Particle--Nucleon Cross Section Limits from First Data of PandaX-II Experiment

New constraints are presented on the spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon interaction from the PandaX-II experiment, using a data set corresponding to a total exposure of 3.3$\times10^4$ kg-days. Assuming a standard axial-vector spin-dependent WIMP…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2017-02-16 Changbo Fu , Xiangyi Cui , Xiaopeng Zhou , Xun Chen , Yunhua Chen , Deqing Fang , Karl Giboni , Franco Giuliani , Ke Han , Xingtao Huang , Xiangdong Ji , Yonglin Ju , Siao Lei , Shaoli Li , Huaxuan Liu , Jianglai Liu , Yugang Ma , Yajun Mao , Xiangxiang Ren , Andi Tan , Hongwei Wang , Jiming Wang , Meng Wang , Qiuhong Wang , Siguang Wang , Xuming Wang , Zhou Wang , Shiyong Wu , Mengjiao Xiao , Pengwei Xie , Binbin Yan , Yong Yang , Jianfeng Yue , Hongguang Zhang , Tao Zhang , Li Zhao , Ning Zhou

WIMP-nucleon cross-section results from the second science run of ZEPLIN-III

We report experimental upper limits on WIMP-nucleon elastic scattering cross sections from the second science run of ZEPLIN-III at the Boulby Underground Laboratory. A raw fiducial exposure of 1,344 kg.days was accrued over 319 days of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 D. Yu. Akimov , H. M. Araujo , E. J. Barnes , V. A. Belov , A. Bewick , A. A. Burenkov , V. Chepel , A. Currie , L. DeViveiros , B. Edwards , C. Ghag , A. Hollingsworth , M. Horn , W. G. Jones , G. E. Kalmus , A. S. Kobyakin , A. G. Kovalenko , V. N. Lebedenko , A. Lindote , M. I. Lopes , R. Luscher , P. Majewski , A. StJ. Murphy , F. Neves , S. M. Paling , J. Pinto da Cunha , R. Preece , J. J. Quenby , L. Reichhart , P. R. Scovell , C. Silva , V. N. Solovov , N. J. T. Smith , V. N. Stekhanov , T. J. Sumner , C. Thorne , R. J. Walker

Comments on "Limits on possible new nucleon monopole-dipole interactions from the spin relaxation rate of polarized $^3$He gas"

In the article "Limits on possible new nucleon monopole-dipole interactions from the spin relaxation rate of polarized $^3$He gas", new limits on short-range, Axion-like interactions are presented. In this comment it is shown that the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2011-11-09 A. K. Petukhov , G. Pignol , R. Golub

Constraints on WIMP Dark Matter from the High Energy PAMELA $\bar{p}/p$ data

A new calculation of the $\bar{p}/p$ ratio in cosmic rays is compared to the recent PAMELA data. The good match up to 100 GeV allows to set constraints on exotic contributions from thermal WIMP dark matter candidates. We derive stringent…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-07-15 F. Donato , D. Maurin , P. Brun , T. Delahaye , P. Salati

Comment for article "Limits on a nucleon-nucleon monopole-dipole (axionlike) P-,T-noninvariant interaction from spin relaxation of polarized ultracold neutrons" Yu.N. Pokotilovski, arXiv:0902.3425v2

In work [1] (Yu. N. Pokotilovski, arXiv:0902.3425v2) restrictions on constants of pseudo-magnetic interaction gSgP are presented. These restrictions are considerably differed from restrictions on gSgP, before published in work [2] (A.P.…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2009-05-27 A. P. Serebrov

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

Something about Z-penguins I want to tell

We stress that in models with constrained minimal flavor violation large negative corrections to the flavor-changing Z-penguin amplitudes are excluded by the precision measurements of the Z -> b anti-b pseudo observables performed at LEP…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-10-19 Ulrich Haisch

CP Violation in $\Lambda$ to p $\pi^-$: SM vs New Physics

I discuss CP violation in $\Lambda$ to p $\pi^-$ comparing the standard model expectations with what could happen in new physics scenarios. I point out that Fermilab experiment E871 is sensitive to some of these scenarios.

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2014-11-17 G. Valencia