Theoretical prospects for directional WIMP detection
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2015-10-15 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract
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 full 3-dimensional velocity distribution of the local dark matter halo and thus a potential avenue for studying WIMP astrophysics. Furthermore the unique angular signature of the WIMP recoil distribution provides a crucial discriminant from neutrinos which currently represent the ultimate background to direct detection experiments.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1510.04079,
title = {Theoretical prospects for directional WIMP detection},
author = {Ciaran A. J. O'Hare},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.04079},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
Contributed to the 11th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, Zaragoza, June 22 to 26, 2015