First Direct-Detection Constraints on eV-Scale Hidden-Photon Dark Matter with DAMIC at SNOLAB
Abstract
Here, we present direct detection constraints on the absorption of hidden-photon dark matter with particle masses in the range 1.2-30 eV$$c^{-2}$$ with the DAMIC experiment at SNOLAB. Under the assumption that the local dark matter is entirely constituted of hidden photons, the sensitivity to the kinetic mixing parameter $$\kappa$$ is competitive with constraints from solar emission, reaching a minimum value of 2.2$$\times$$$$10^{-14}$$ at 17 eV$$c^{-2}$$. These results are the most stringent direct detection constraints on hidden-photon dark matter with masses 3-12 eV$$c^{-2}$$ and the first demonstration of direct experimental sensitivity to ionization signals $$<$$12 eV from dark matter interactions.
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- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- Contributing Org.:
- DAMIC Collaboration
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1346379
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1349971
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-PUB-16-577-CD-E; arXiv:1611.03066
Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007; PRLTAO; 1496617
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 118; Journal Issue: 14; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
Citation Formats
Aguilar-Arevalo, A., Amidei, D., Bertou, X., Butner, M., Cancelo, G., Castañeda Vázquez, A., Cervantes Vergara, B. A., Chavarria, A. E., Chavez, C. R., de Mello Neto, J. R. T., D’Olivo, J. C., Estrada, J., Fernandez Moroni, G., Gaïor, R., Guardincerri, Y., Hernández Torres, K. P., Izraelevitch, F., Kavner, A., Kilminster, B., Lawson, I., Letessier-Selvon, A., Liao, J., Matalon, A., Mello, V. B. B., Molina, J., Privitera, P., Ramanathan, K., Sarkis, Y., Schwarz, T., Settimo, M., Sofo Haro, M., Thomas, R., Tiffenberg, J., Tiouchichine, E., Torres Machado, D., Trillaud, F., You, X., and Zhou, J. First Direct-Detection Constraints on eV-Scale Hidden-Photon Dark Matter with DAMIC at SNOLAB. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.141803.
Aguilar-Arevalo, A., Amidei, D., Bertou, X., Butner, M., Cancelo, G., Castañeda Vázquez, A., Cervantes Vergara, B. A., Chavarria, A. E., Chavez, C. R., de Mello Neto, J. R. T., D’Olivo, J. C., Estrada, J., Fernandez Moroni, G., Gaïor, R., Guardincerri, Y., Hernández Torres, K. P., Izraelevitch, F., Kavner, A., Kilminster, B., Lawson, I., Letessier-Selvon, A., Liao, J., Matalon, A., Mello, V. B. B., Molina, J., Privitera, P., Ramanathan, K., Sarkis, Y., Schwarz, T., Settimo, M., Sofo Haro, M., Thomas, R., Tiffenberg, J., Tiouchichine, E., Torres Machado, D., Trillaud, F., You, X., & Zhou, J. First Direct-Detection Constraints on eV-Scale Hidden-Photon Dark Matter with DAMIC at SNOLAB. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.141803
Aguilar-Arevalo, A., Amidei, D., Bertou, X., Butner, M., Cancelo, G., Castañeda Vázquez, A., Cervantes Vergara, B. A., Chavarria, A. E., Chavez, C. R., de Mello Neto, J. R. T., D’Olivo, J. C., Estrada, J., Fernandez Moroni, G., Gaïor, R., Guardincerri, Y., Hernández Torres, K. P., Izraelevitch, F., Kavner, A., Kilminster, B., Lawson, I., Letessier-Selvon, A., Liao, J., Matalon, A., Mello, V. B. B., Molina, J., Privitera, P., Ramanathan, K., Sarkis, Y., Schwarz, T., Settimo, M., Sofo Haro, M., Thomas, R., Tiffenberg, J., Tiouchichine, E., Torres Machado, D., Trillaud, F., You, X., and Zhou, J. 2017.
"First Direct-Detection Constraints on eV-Scale Hidden-Photon Dark Matter with DAMIC at SNOLAB". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.141803. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1346379.
@article{osti_1346379,
title = {First Direct-Detection Constraints on eV-Scale Hidden-Photon Dark Matter with DAMIC at SNOLAB},
author = {Aguilar-Arevalo, A. and Amidei, D. and Bertou, X. and Butner, M. and Cancelo, G. and Castañeda Vázquez, A. and Cervantes Vergara, B. A. and Chavarria, A. E. and Chavez, C. R. and de Mello Neto, J. R. T. and D’Olivo, J. C. and Estrada, J. and Fernandez Moroni, G. and Gaïor, R. and Guardincerri, Y. and Hernández Torres, K. P. and Izraelevitch, F. and Kavner, A. and Kilminster, B. and Lawson, I. and Letessier-Selvon, A. and Liao, J. and Matalon, A. and Mello, V. B. B. and Molina, J. and Privitera, P. and Ramanathan, K. and Sarkis, Y. and Schwarz, T. and Settimo, M. and Sofo Haro, M. and Thomas, R. and Tiffenberg, J. and Tiouchichine, E. and Torres Machado, D. and Trillaud, F. and You, X. and Zhou, J.},
abstractNote = {Here, we present direct detection constraints on the absorption of hidden-photon dark matter with particle masses in the range 1.2-30 eV$c^{-2}$ with the DAMIC experiment at SNOLAB. Under the assumption that the local dark matter is entirely constituted of hidden photons, the sensitivity to the kinetic mixing parameter $\kappa$ is competitive with constraints from solar emission, reaching a minimum value of 2.2$\times$$10^{-14}$ at 17 eV$c^{-2}$. These results are the most stringent direct detection constraints on hidden-photon dark matter with masses 3-12 eV$c^{-2}$ and the first demonstration of direct experimental sensitivity to ionization signals $<$12 eV from dark matter interactions.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.141803},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1346379},
journal = {Physical Review Letters},
issn = {0031-9007},
number = 14,
volume = 118,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Apr 05 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Wed Apr 05 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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