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Title: Dark matter directional detection in non-relativistic effective theories

Abstract

We extend the formalism of dark matter directional detection to arbitrary one-body dark matter-nucleon interactions. The new theoretical framework generalizes the one currently used, which is based on 2 types of dark matter-nucleon interaction only. It includes 14 dark matter-nucleon interaction operators, 8 isotope-dependent nuclear response functions, and the Radon transform of the first 2 moments of the dark matter velocity distribution. We calculate the recoil energy spectra at dark matter directional detectors made of CF{sub 4}, CS{sub 2} and {sup 3}He for the 14 dark matter-nucleon interactions, using nuclear response functions recently obtained through numerical nuclear structure calculations. We highlight the new features of the proposed theoretical framework, and present our results for a spherical dark matter halo and for a stream of dark matter particles. This study lays the foundations for model independent analyses of dark matter directional detection experiments.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077 Göttingen (Germany)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22525721
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 2015; Journal Issue: 07; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1475-7516
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; ASTROPHYSICS; CARBON SULFIDES; CARBON TETRAFLUORIDE; DETECTION; ENERGY SPECTRA; FIELD OPERATORS; HELIUM 3; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; NUCLEAR STRUCTURE; RECOILS; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; SPHERICAL CONFIGURATION; STREAMS; TRANSFORMATIONS; VELOCITY

Citation Formats

Catena, Riccardo. Dark matter directional detection in non-relativistic effective theories. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2015/07/026.
Catena, Riccardo. Dark matter directional detection in non-relativistic effective theories. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2015/07/026
Catena, Riccardo. 2015. "Dark matter directional detection in non-relativistic effective theories". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2015/07/026.
@article{osti_22525721,
title = {Dark matter directional detection in non-relativistic effective theories},
author = {Catena, Riccardo},
abstractNote = {We extend the formalism of dark matter directional detection to arbitrary one-body dark matter-nucleon interactions. The new theoretical framework generalizes the one currently used, which is based on 2 types of dark matter-nucleon interaction only. It includes 14 dark matter-nucleon interaction operators, 8 isotope-dependent nuclear response functions, and the Radon transform of the first 2 moments of the dark matter velocity distribution. We calculate the recoil energy spectra at dark matter directional detectors made of CF{sub 4}, CS{sub 2} and {sup 3}He for the 14 dark matter-nucleon interactions, using nuclear response functions recently obtained through numerical nuclear structure calculations. We highlight the new features of the proposed theoretical framework, and present our results for a spherical dark matter halo and for a stream of dark matter particles. This study lays the foundations for model independent analyses of dark matter directional detection experiments.},
doi = {10.1088/1475-7516/2015/07/026},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22525721}, journal = {Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics},
issn = {1475-7516},
number = 07,
volume = 2015,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}