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Astronomy & Astrophysics
J. Aalbers, D. S. Akerib, A. K. Al Musalhi, F. Alder, S. K. Alsum, C. S. Amarasinghe, A. Ames, T. J. Anderson, N. Angelides, H. M. Araujo, J. E. Armstrong, M. Arthurs, A. Baker, J. Bang, J. W. Bargemann, A. Baxter, K. Beattie, P. Beltrame, E. P. Bernard, A. Bhatti, A. Biekert, T. P. Biesiadzinski, H. J. Birch, G. M. Blockinger, B. Boxer, C. A. J. Brew, P. Bras, S. Burdin, M. Buuck, R. Cabrita, M. C. Carmona-Benitez, C. Chan, A. Chawla, H. Chen, A. P. S. Chiang, N. I. Chott, M. V. Converse, A. Cottle, G. Cox, O. Creaner, C. E. Dahl, A. David, S. Dey, L. de Viveiros, C. Ding, J. E. Y. Dobson, E. Druszkiewicz, S. R. Eriksen, A. Fan, N. M. Fearon, S. Fiorucci, H. Flaecher, E. D. Fraser, T. Fruth, R. J. Gaitskell, J. Genovesi, C. Ghag, R. Gibbons, M. G. D. Gilchriese, S. Gokhale, J. Green, M. G. D. van der Grinten, C. B. Gwilliam, C. R. Hall, S. Han, E. Hartigan-O'Connor, S. J. Haselschwardt, S. A. Hertel, G. Heuermann, M. Horn, D. Q. Huang, D. Hunt, C. M. Ignarra, R. G. Jacobsen, O. Jahangir, R. S. James, J. Johnson, A. C. Kaboth, A. C. Kamaha, D. Khaitan, I. Khurana, R. Kirk, D. Kodroff, L. Korley, E. V. Korolkova, H. Kraus, S. Kravitz, L. Kreczko, B. Krikler, V. A. Kudryavtsev, E. A. Leason, J. Lee, D. S. Leonard, K. T. Lesko, C. Levy, J. Lin, A. Lindote, R. Linehan, W. H. Lippincott, X. Liu, M. I. Lopes, E. Lopez Asamar, B. Lopez Paredes, W. Lorenzon, C. Lu, S. Luitz, P. A. Majewski, A. Manalaysay, R. L. Mannino, N. Marangou, M. E. Mccarthy, D. N. Mckinsey, J. Mclaughlin, 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, D. Naim, A. Naylor, C. Nedlik, H. N. Nelson, F. Neves, A. Nguyen, J. A. Nikoleyczik, I. Olcina, K. C. Oliver-Mallory, J. Orpwood, K. J. Palladino, J. Palmer, N. Parveen, S. J. Patton, B. Penning, G. Pereira, E. Perry, T. Pershing, A. Piepke, D. Porzio, S. Poudel, Y. Qie, J. Reichenbacher, C. A. Rhyne, Q. Riffard, G. R. C. Rischbieter, H. S. Riyat, R. Rosero, P. Rossiter, T. Rushton, D. Santone, A. B. M. R. Sazzad, R. W. Schnee, S. Shaw, T. Shutt, J. J. Silk, C. Silva, G. Sinev, R. Smith, M. Solmaz, V. N. Solovov, P. Sorensen, J. Soria, I. Stancu, A. Stevens, K. Stifter, B. Suerfu, T. J. Sumner, N. Swanson, M. Szydagis, R. Taylor, W. C. Taylor, D. J. Temples, P. A. Terman, D. R. Tiedt, M. Timalsina, Z. Tong, D. R. Tovey, J. Tranter, M. Trask, M. Tripathi, D. R. Tronstad, W. Turner, U. Utku, A. C. Vaitkus, A. Wang, J. J. Wang, W. Wang, Y. Wang, J. R. Watson, R. C. Webb, T. J. Whitis, M. Williams, F. L. H. Wolfs, S. Woodford, D. Woodward, C. J. Wright, Q. Xia, X. Xiang, J. Xu, M. Yeh
Summary: This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the backgrounds important for the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment, confirming the limits on WIMP-nucleus interactions from its initial science run. The observed background rate in the low-energy region is significantly lower than that reported by the LUX experiment.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Andrea Gaspert, Pietro Giampa, David E. Morrissey
Summary: Experiments using liquid noble gases like argon and xenon are crucial for detecting weakly interacting massive particles as dark matter. However, as these experiments scale up, they will face new backgrounds from neutrino scattering. By combining data from independent argon and xenon experiments, significant improvements in sensitivity can potentially be achieved in large-scale experiments.
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Quantum Science & Technology
Alexander O. Sushkov
Summary: The dark-matter puzzle is a significant open problem in modern physics, and the ultralight axion is a well-motivated candidate for dark matter. Various precision experiments are searching for the non-gravitational interactions of axionlike dark matter, with some nearing the quantum limits of sensitivity. This Perspective discusses quantum engineering approaches to overcome these limits and describes the utilization of metrological and sensing techniques from quantum information science in experimental physics.
Article
Physics, Particles & Fields
Shuai Xu, Sibo Zheng
Summary: A decaying cold dark matter model is proposed to explain the excess of electron recoil observed at the XENON1T experiment. The model suggests that daughter dark matter from parent dark matter decay can saturate the peak of electron recoil energy. The proposed model is consistent with experimental limits from dark matter detections, Cosmic microwave background, and large scale structure experiments.
EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C
(2021)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Yonit Hochberg, Benjamin Lehmann, Ilya Charaev, Jeff Chiles, Marco Colangelo, Sae Woo Nam, Karl K. Berggren
Summary: Superconducting nanowires, originally developed for quantum sensing, can be utilized as a tool for searching for dark matter interactions with electrons. A recent measurement with a tungsten silicide superconducting nanowire device has provided new constraints on sub-MeV dark matter-electron interactions, establishing the strongest constraints to date on such interactions.
Review
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Yonatan Kahn, Tongyan Lin
Summary: This review provides a comprehensive introduction to the direct detection of keV-GeV dark matter using condensed matter systems. The article discusses the challenges of achieving a kinematic match between light dark matter and the target, highlighting the importance of condensed matter physics. The review also covers the theoretical treatment of dark matter-nucleon and dark matter-electron interactions, as well as recent developments in detector technology.
REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
G. Angloher, S. Banik, G. Benato, A. Bento, A. Bertolini, R. Breier, C. Bucci, J. Burkhart, L. Canonica, A. D'Addabbo, S. Di Lorenzo, L. Einfalt, A. Erb, F. Feilitzsch, N. Ferreiro Iachellini, S. Fichtinger, D. Fuchs, A. Fuss, A. Garai, V. M. Ghete, S. Gerster, P. Gorla, P. Guillaumon, S. Gupta, D. Hauff, M. Jeskovsky, J. Jochum, M. Kaznacheeva, A. Kinast, H. Kluck, H. Kraus, A. Langenkaemper, M. Mancuso, L. Meyer, V Mokina, A. Nilima, M. Olmi, T. Ortmann, C. Pagliarone, L. Pattavina, F. Petricca, W. Potzel, P. Povinec, F. Proebst, F. Pucci, F. Reindl, J. Rothe, K. Schaeffner, J. Schieck, D. Schmiedmayer, S. Schoenert, C. Schwertner, M. Stahlberg, L. Stodolsky, C. Strandhagen, R. Strauss, I Usherov, F. Wagner, M. Willers, V Zema
Summary: In this study, by using two detector modules of the CRESST experiment, we have successfully established the upper limits on the cross section of spin-dependent interaction of dark matter with protons and neutrons within a certain mass range.
Article
Physics, Particles & Fields
P. Agnes, S. Albergo, I. F. M. Albuquerque, T. Alexander, A. Alici, A. K. Alton, P. Amaudruz, M. Arba, P. Arpaia, S. Arcelli, M. Ave, I. Ch Avetissov, R. Avetisov, O. Azzolini, H. O. Back, Z. Balmforth, V Barbarian, A. Barrado Olmedo, P. Barrillon, A. Basco, G. Batignani, A. Bondar, W. M. Bonivento, E. Borisova, B. Bottino, M. G. Boulay, G. Buccino, S. Bussino, J. Busto, A. Buzulutskov, M. Cadeddu, M. Cadoni, A. Caminata, E. Canesi, N. Canci, G. Cappello, M. Caravati, M. Cardenas-Montes, N. Cargioli, M. Carlini, F. Carnesecchi, P. Castello, A. Castellani, S. Catalanotti, V Cataudella, P. Cavalcante, S. Cavuoti, S. Cebrian, J. M. Cela Ruiz, B. Celano, S. Chashin, A. Chepurnov, C. Cicalo, L. Cifarelli, D. Cintas, F. Coccetti, V Cocco, M. Colocci, E. Conde Vilda, L. Consiglio, S. Copello, J. Corning, G. Covone, P. Czudak, M. D'Aniello, S. D'Auria, M. D. Da Rocha Rolo, O. Dadoun, M. Daniel, S. Davini, A. De Candia, S. De Cecco, A. De Falco, G. De Filippis, D. De Gruttola, G. De Guido, G. De Rosa, M. Della Valle, G. Della casa, S. De Pasquale, A. Derbin, A. Devoto, L. DiNoto, F. Di Eusanio, C. Dionisi, P. DiStefano, G. Dolganov, D. Dongiovanni, F. Dordei, M. Downing, T. Erjavec, S. Falciano, S. Farenzena, M. Fernandez Diaz, C. Filip, G. Fiorillo, A. Franceschi, D. Franco, E. Frolov, N. Funicello, F. Gabriele, C. Galbiati, M. Garbini, P. Garcia Abia, A. Gendotti, C. Ghiano, R. A. Giampaolo, C. Giganti, M. A. Giorgi, G. K. Giovanetti, M. L. Gligan, V. Goicoechea Casanueva, A. Gola, A. M. Goretti, R. Graciani Diaz, G. Y. Grigoriev, A. Grobov, M. Gromov, M. Guan, M. Guerzoni, M. Guetti, M. Gulino, C. Guo, B. R. Hackett, A. Hallin, M. Haranczyk, S. Hill, S. Horikawa, F. Hubaut, T. Hugues, E. Hungerford, An Ianni, V Ippolito, C. C. James, C. Jillings, P. Kachru, A. A. Kemp, C. L. Kendziora, G. Keppel, A. Khomyakov, A. Kish, I Kochanek, K. Kondo, G. Korga, A. Kubankin, R. Kugathasan, M. Kuss, M. La Commara, L. La Delfa, D. La Grasta, M. Lai, N. Lami, S. Langrock, M. Leyton, X. Li, L. Lidey, F. Lippi, M. Lissia, G. Longo, N. Maccioni, I. N. Machulin, L. Mapelli, A. Marasciulli, A. Margotti, S. M. Mari, J. Maricic, M. Marinelli, M. Martinez, A. D. Martinez Rojas, A. Martini, M. Mascia, M. Masetto, A. Masoni, A. Mazzi, A. B. McDonald, J. Mclaughlin, A. Messina, P. D. Meyers, T. Miletic, R. Milincic, R. Miola, A. Moggi, A. Moharana, S. Moioli, J. Monroe, S. Morisi, M. Morrocchi, E. N. Mozhevitina, T. Mroz, V. N. Muratova, A. Murenu, C. Muscas, L. Musenich, P. Musico, R. Nania, T. Napolitano, A. Navrer Agasson, M. Nessi, I Nikulin, J. Nowak, A. Oleinik, V Oleynikov, L. Pagani, M. Pallavicini, S. Palmas, L. Pandola, E. Pantic, E. Paoloni, G. Paternoster, P. A. Pegoraro, L. A. Pellegrini, C. Pellegrino, K. Pelczar, F. Perotti, V Pesudo, E. Picciau, F. Pietropaolo, T. Pinna, A. Pocar, P. Podda, D. M. Poehlmann, S. Pordes, S. S. Poudel, P. Pralavorio, D. Price, F. Raffaelli, F. Ragusa, A. Ramirez, M. Razeti, A. Razeto, A. L. Renshaw, S. Rescia, M. Rescigno, F. Resnati, F. Retiere, L. P. Rignanese, C. Ripoli, A. Rivetti, J. Rode, L. Romero, M. Rossi, A. Rubbia, M. Rucaj, G. M. Sabiu, P. Salatino, O. Samoylov, E. Sanchez Garcia, E. Sandford, S. Sanfilippo, V. A. Sangiorgio, V Santacroce, D. Santone, R. Santorelli, A. Santucci, C. Savarese, E. Scapparone, B. Schlitzer, G. Scioli, D. A. Semenov, B. Shaw, A. Shchagin, A. Sheshukov, M. Simeone, P. Skensved, M. D. Skorokhvatov, O. Smirnov, B. Smith, A. Sokolov, R. Stefanizzi, A. Steri, S. Stracka, V Strickland, M. Stringer, S. Sulis, Y. Suvorov, A. M. Szelc, J. Z. Szucs-Balazs, R. Tartaglia, G. Testera, T. N. Thorpe, A. Tonazzo, S. Torres-Lara, S. Tosti, A. Tricomi, M. Tuveri, E. Unzhakov, G. Usai, T. Vallivilayil John, S. Vescovi, T. Viant, S. Viel, Vishneva, R. B. Vogelaar, M. Wada, H. Wang, Y. Wang, S. Westerdale, R. J. Wheadon, L. Williams, Ma M. Wojcik, Ma Wojcik, X. Xiao, C. Yang, A. Zani, F. Zenobio, A. Zichichi, G. Zuzel, M. P. Zykova
Summary: Aria is a plant hosting a 350 m cryogenic isotopic distillation column, constructed in Italy for the purpose of reducing the isotopic abundance of 39Ar in underground argon used for dark matter searches. It is a key component of the Global Argon Dark Matter Collaboration's experimental program and has shown successful results in distillation of nitrogen isotopes with a prototype plant.
EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C
(2021)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Andrea Caputo, Michela Negro, Marco Regis, Marco Taoso
Summary: We study the potential of the NASA MeV mission COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager) in the search for dark matter. Our results show that COSI offers a great opportunity to directly detect dark matter in the form of monochromatic gamma-rays from decays or annihilations. We also demonstrate that COSI can contribute to the search for primordial black holes (PBHs) dark matter and improve current bounds on sub-GeV dark matter annihilation/decay and PBH evaporation.
JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
(2023)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Robert Lasenby, Anirudh Prabhu
Summary: In recent years, there has been an increase in experimental programs searching for sub-GeV dark matter through its scattering with electrons. However, calculating the dark matter scattering rate and finding materials with large scattering rates poses a theoretical challenge. This paper suggests that limits on achievable scattering rates can be determined through electromagnetic sum rules if dark matter scatters through a mediator that couples to electromagnetic charge. These limits not only serve as a useful sanity check for calculations, but also provide a theoretical target for proposed detection methods. In light of this analysis, the study explores how conductor-dielectric heterostructures can result in enhanced scattering rates compared to bulk conductors for dark matter masses of ???MeV. These effects could be particularly important in thin-film targets, such as superconducting detectors, where the scattering rate could be significantly increased at low enough dark matter masses and introduce or enhance directional dependence.
Article
Physics, Particles & Fields
P. Agnes, I. F. M. Albuquerque, T. Alexander, A. K. Alton, M. Ave, H. O. Back, G. Batignani, K. Biery, V. Bocci, W. M. Bonivento, B. Bottino, S. Bussino, M. Cadeddu, M. Cadoni, F. Calaprice, A. Caminata, M. D. Campos, N. Canci, M. Caravati, N. Cargioli, M. Cariello, M. Carlini, V. Cataudella, P. Cavalcante, S. Cavuoti, S. Chashin, A. Chepurnov, C. Cicalo, G. Covone, D. D'Angelo, S. Davini, A. De Candia, S. De Cecco, G. De Filippis, G. De Rosa, A. V. Derbin, A. Devoto, M. D'Incecco, C. Dionisi, F. Dordei, M. Downing, D. D'Urso, M. Fairbairn, G. Fiorillo, D. Franco, F. Gabriele, C. Galbiati, C. Ghiano, C. Giganti, G. K. Giovanetti, A. M. Goretti, G. Grilli di Cortona, A. Grobov, M. Gromov, M. Guan, M. Gulino, B. R. Hackett, K. Herner, T. Hessel, B. Hosseini, F. Hubaut, E. V. Hungerford, An. Ianni, V. Ippolito, K. Keeter, C. L. Kendziora, M. Kimura, I. Kochanek, D. Korablev, G. Korga, A. Kubankin, M. Kuss, M. La Commara, M. Lai, X. Li, M. Lissia, G. Longo, O. Lychagina, I. N. Machulin, L. P. Mapelli, S. M. Mari, J. Maricic, A. Messina, R. Milincic, J. Monroe, M. Morrocchi, X. Mougeot, V. N. Muratova, P. Musico, A. O. Nozdrina, A. Oleinik, F. Ortica, L. Pagani, M. Pallavicini, L. Pandola, E. Pantic, E. Paoloni, K. Pelczar, N. Pelliccia, S. Piacentini, A. Pocar, D. M. Poehlmann, S. Pordes, S. S. Poudel, P. Pralavorio, D. D. Price, F. Ragusa, M. Razeti, A. Razeto, A. L. Renshaw, M. Rescigno, J. Rode, A. Romani, D. Sablone, O. Samoylov, E. Sandford, W. Sands, S. Sanfilippo, C. Savarese, B. Schlitzer, D. A. Semenov, A. Shchagin, A. Sheshukov, M. D. Skorokhvatov, O. Smirnov, A. Sotnikov, S. Stracka, Y. Suvorov, R. Tartaglia, G. Testera, A. Tonazzo, E. V. Unzhakov, A. Vishneva, R. B. Vogelaar, M. Wada, H. Wang, Y. Wang, S. Westerdale, M. M. Wojcik, X. Xiao, C. Yang, G. Zuzel
Summary: We propose a novel approach for dark matter search in the DarkSide-50 experiment using Bayesian Networks. Our approach incorporates the detector response model into the likelihood function, without assuming linearity or specific probability distribution functions. By expressing the problem in terms of Bayesian Networks, we have developed an inference algorithm based on a Markov Chain Monte Carlo method. Our approach not only provides information on the parameter of interest, but also allows for studying systematic variations of parameters on the final results.
EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C
(2023)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Aria Radick, Anna-Maria Taki, Tien-Tien Yu
Summary: The rate of dark matter-electron scattering is determined by the velocity distribution of the dark matter halo, particularly the high-velocity tail. Different dark matter halo models result in significant differences in the scattering rate. Updated parameter values based on recent studies are recommended, with the circular velocity v(0) being the most sensitive parameter affecting the rate predictions.
JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Oceanography
Ji-Qiang Gu, Wei Jiang, Amin L. Tong, Guo-Min Yang, Xi-Ze Dong, Florian Ritterbusch, Fan Wang, Jianing Wang
Summary: This study conducted a multi-tracer investigation at the Yap-Mariana Junction in the western Pacific, utilizing three tracers with different half-lives and source functions. The results provide insights into the ventilation transit-time distribution in this region, revealing that the seawater below the thermocline at the Yap-Mariana Junction has an average age exceeding 1,000 years. Additionally, the comparison with data from other parts of the Pacific demonstrates the progressive changes in the age spectra of the Pacific bottom waters and the dominance of the North Pacific Deep Water in the North Pacific.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
(2022)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Gadi Afek, Daniel Carney, David C. Moore
Summary: In this article, we propose a search for low mass dark matter particles through momentum recoils caused by their scattering from trapped, nanometer-scale objects. Our projections show that even with a modest array of femtogram-mass sensors, parameter space beyond the reach of existing experiments can be explored. The case of smaller, attogram-mass sensors is also analyzed, which enables a large enhancement in the scattering cross-section relative to interactions with single nuclei and has the potential to investigate new parameter space down to dark matter masses as low as 10 keV. If recoils from dark matter are detected by such sensors, their inherent directional sensitivity would allow an unambiguous identification of a dark matter signal.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
K. Abe, K. Hiraide, N. Kato, S. Moriyama, M. Nakahata, K. Sato, H. Sekiya, T. Suzuki, Y. Suzuki, A. Takeda, B. S. Yang, N. Y. Kim, Y. D. Kim, Y. H. Kim, Y. Itow, K. Martens, A. Mason, M. Yamashita, K. Miuchi, Y. Takeuchi, K. B. Lee, M. K. Lee, Y. Fukuda, H. Ogawa, K. Ichimura, Y. Kishimoto, K. Nishijima, K. Fushimi, B. D. Xu, K. Kobayashi, S. Nakamura
Summary: This paper reports various searches for weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) dark matter using the full data set of the XMASS-I detector. The study found limits on the WIMP-nucleon scattering cross section by analyzing the detector's fiducial volume. Additionally, a search for annual modulation signatures in the detector's whole target volume was conducted, and corresponding cross section limits were obtained.
