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Title: Boosted dark matter at the deep underground neutrino experiment

Abstract

We investigate the detection prospects of a non-standard dark sector in the context of boosted dark matter. We consider a scenario where two stable particles have a large mass difference and the heavier particle accounts for most of dark matter in our current universe. The heavier candidate is assumed to have no interaction with the standard model particles at tree-level, hence evading existing constraints. Although subdominant, the lighter dark matter particles are efficiently produced via pair-annihilation of the heavier ones in the center of the Galaxy or the Sun. The large Lorentz boost enables detection of the non-minimal dark sector in large volume terrestrial experiments via exchange of a light dark photon with electrons or nuclei. Various experiments designed for neutrino physics and proton decay are examined in detail, including Super-K and Hyper-K. In this study, we focus on the sensitivity of the far detector at the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment for boosted dark matter produced in the center of the Sun, and compare our findings with recent results for boosted dark matter produced in the galactic center.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [3]
  1. Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronmy; Jazan Univ. (Saudi Arabia). Dept. of Physics
  2. Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronmy; Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Pittsburgh Particle Physics, Astrophysics, and Cosmology Center
  3. Chungnam National Univ., Daejeon (Republic of Korea). Dept. of Physics
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1465720
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02-12ER41809; SC0007863
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online); Journal Volume: 2017; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1029-8479
Publisher:
Springer Berlin
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; Beyond Standard Model; Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM; Solar and Atmospheric Neutrinos

Citation Formats

Alhazmi, Haider, Kong, Kyoungchul, Mohlabeng, Gopolang, and Park, Jong-Chul. Boosted dark matter at the deep underground neutrino experiment. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1007/JHEP04(2017)158.
Alhazmi, Haider, Kong, Kyoungchul, Mohlabeng, Gopolang, & Park, Jong-Chul. Boosted dark matter at the deep underground neutrino experiment. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2017)158
Alhazmi, Haider, Kong, Kyoungchul, Mohlabeng, Gopolang, and Park, Jong-Chul. Thu . "Boosted dark matter at the deep underground neutrino experiment". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2017)158. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1465720.
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abstractNote = {We investigate the detection prospects of a non-standard dark sector in the context of boosted dark matter. We consider a scenario where two stable particles have a large mass difference and the heavier particle accounts for most of dark matter in our current universe. The heavier candidate is assumed to have no interaction with the standard model particles at tree-level, hence evading existing constraints. Although subdominant, the lighter dark matter particles are efficiently produced via pair-annihilation of the heavier ones in the center of the Galaxy or the Sun. The large Lorentz boost enables detection of the non-minimal dark sector in large volume terrestrial experiments via exchange of a light dark photon with electrons or nuclei. Various experiments designed for neutrino physics and proton decay are examined in detail, including Super-K and Hyper-K. In this study, we focus on the sensitivity of the far detector at the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment for boosted dark matter produced in the center of the Sun, and compare our findings with recent results for boosted dark matter produced in the galactic center.},
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number = 4,
volume = 2017,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Thu Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
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