Snowmass2021 cosmic frontier white paper: Ultraheavy particle dark matter

Journal Article · Mon Nov 06 00:00:00 EST 2023 · SciPost Phys.Core

DOI:https://doi.org/10.21468/SciPostPhysCore.6.4.075· OSTI ID:1861809

Carney, Daniel ^[1]; Raj, Nirmal ^[2]; Bai, Yang ^[3]; Berger, Joshua ^[4]; Blanco, Carlos ^[5]; Bramante, Joseph ^[6]; Cappiello, Christopher ^[7]; Dutra, Maíra ^[8]; Ebadi, Reza ^[9]; Engel, Kristi ^[9]; Kolb, Edward ^[10]; Harding, J. Patrick ^[11]; Kumar, Jason ^[12]; Krnjaic, Gordan ^[13]; Lang, Rafael F. ^[14]; Leane, Rebecca K. ^[15]; Lehmann, Benjamin V. ^[16]; Li, Shengchao ^[14]; Long, Andrew J. ^[17]; Mohlabeng, Gopolang ^[6] ; Olcina, Ibles ^[18]; Pueschel, Elisa ^[19]; Rodd, Nicholas L. ^[20]; Rott, Carsten ^[21]; Sengupta, Dipan ^[22]; Shakya, Bibhushan ^[23]; Walsworth, Ronald L. ^[9]; Westerdale, Shawn ^[24]

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1. LBL, Berkeley
2. TRIUMF
3. Wisconsin U., Madison
4. Colorado State U., Fort Collins
5. Princeton U.; Stockholm U., OKC
6. Unlisted, CA; Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys.
7. Unlisted, CA
8. Ottawa Carleton Inst. Phys.
9. Maryland U.
10. Chicago U., KICP; Chicago U., EFI
11. Los Alamos Natl. Lab., Phys. Div.
12. Hawaii U.
13. Fermilab; Chicago U., KICP
14. Purdue U., West Lafayette
15. SLAC; KIPAC, Menlo Park
16. UC, Santa Cruz; UC, Santa Cruz, Inst. Part. Phys.
17. Rice U.
18. LBL, Berkeley; UC, Berkeley
19. DESY, Zeuthen
20. CERN
21. Sungkyunkwan U.; U. Utah, Salt Lake City
22. UC, San Diego; ARC, CoEPP, Australia
23. DESY
24. Princeton U.

We outline the unique opportunities and challenges in the search for "ultraheavy" dark matter candidates with masses between roughly 10 TeV and the Planck scale $$m_{\rm pl} ≈ 10^{16}$$ TeV. This mass range presents a wide and relatively unexplored dark matter parameter space, with a rich space of possible models and cosmic histories. We emphasize that both current detectors and new, targeted search techniques, via both direct and indirect detection, are poised to contribute to searches for ultraheavy particle dark matter in the coming decade. We highlight the need for new developments in this space, including new analyses of current and imminent direct and indirect experiments targeting ultraheavy dark matter and development of new, ultra-sensitive detector technologies like next-generation liquid noble detectors, neutrino experiments, and specialized quantum sensing techniques.

• Research Organization: ARC, CoEPP, Australia; CERN; Chicago U., EFI; Chicago U., KICP; Colorado State U., Fort Collins; DESY; DESY, Zeuthen; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Hawaii U.; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Los Alamos Natl. Lab., Phys. Div.; Maryland U.; Ottawa Carleton Inst. Phys.; Perimeter Inst. Theor. Phys.; Princeton U.; Purdue U., West Lafayette; Rice U.; SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); Stockholm U., OKC; Sungkyunkwan U.; TRIUMF; U. Utah, Salt Lake City; UC, Berkeley; UC, San Diego; UC, Santa Cruz; UC, Santa Cruz, Inst. Part. Phys.; Unlisted, CA; Wisconsin U., Madison
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy; USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
• Grant/Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231; AC02-07CH11359
• OSTI ID: 1861809
• Alternate ID(s): OSTI ID: 2406434
• Report Number(s): FERMILAB-PUB-22-160-T; oai:inspirehep.net:2050968; arXiv:2203.06508
• Journal Information: SciPost Phys.Core, Journal Name: SciPost Phys.Core Vol. 6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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