Novel Direct Detection Constraints on Light Dark Matter

被引:217
作者
Bringmann, Torsten [1 ]
Pospelov, Maxim [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oslo, Dept Phys, Box 1048, N-0371 Oslo, Norway
[2] Perimeter Inst Theoret Phys, Waterloo, ON N2J 2W9, Canada
[3] Univ Victoria, Dept Phys & Astron, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, Canada
关键词
CANDIDATES;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.171801
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
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 subdominant, but highly energetic, component of DM generated through collisions with cosmic rays. Subsequent scattering inside conventional DM detectors, as well as neutrino detectors sensitive to nuclear recoils, limits the DM-nucleon scattering cross section to be below 10(-31) cm(2) for both spin-independent and spin-dependent scattering of light DM.
引用
收藏
页数:6
相关论文
共 60 条
[31]  
Cyburt RH, 2002, PHYS REV D, V65, DOI 10.1103/PhysRevD.65.123503
[32]   Reconstruction of supernova νμ, ντ, (ν)over-barμ and (ν)over-barτ neutrino spectra at scintillator detectors [J].
Dasgupta, Basudeb ;
Beacom, John F. .
PHYSICAL REVIEW D, 2011, 83 (11)
[33]  
Della Torre S., 2016, P 25 EUR COSM RAY S
[34]   Directly Detecting Sub-GeV Dark Matter with Electrons from Nuclear Scattering [J].
Dolan, Matthew J. ;
Kahlhoefer, Felix ;
McCabe, Christopher .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 2018, 121 (10)
[35]   DETECTING COLD DARK-MATTER CANDIDATES [J].
DRUKIER, AK ;
FREESE, K ;
SPERGEL, DN .
PHYSICAL REVIEW D, 1986, 33 (12) :3495-3508
[36]   How blind are underground and surface detectors to strongly interacting dark matter? [J].
Emken, Timon ;
Kouvaris, Chris .
PHYSICAL REVIEW D, 2018, 97 (11)
[37]   The Sun as a sub-GeV dark matter accelerator [J].
Emken, Timon ;
Kouvaris, Chris ;
Nielsen, Niklas Gronlund .
PHYSICAL REVIEW D, 2018, 97 (06)
[38]   Constraints on the interactions between dark matter and baryons from the x-ray quantum calorimetry experiment [J].
Erickcek, Adrienne L. ;
Steinhardt, Paul J. ;
McCammon, Dan ;
McGuire, Patrick C. .
PHYSICAL REVIEW D, 2007, 76 (04)
[39]   Cosmic-ray nuclei, antiprotons and gamma-rays in the galaxy: a new diffusion model (vol 10, 018, 2008) [J].
Evoli, Carmelo ;
Gaggero, Daniele ;
Grasso, Dario ;
Maccione, Luca .
JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS, 2016, (04)
[40]   Common Solution to the Cosmic Ray Anisotropy and Gradient Problems [J].
Evoli, Carmelo ;
Gaggero, Daniele ;
Grasso, Dario ;
Maccione, Luca .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 2012, 108 (21)