Dark Matter “Collider” from Inelastic Boosted Dark Matter

Kim, Doojin; Park, Jong-Chul; Shin, Seodong

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.161801

Title: Dark Matter “Collider” from Inelastic Boosted Dark Matter

Abstract

We propose a novel dark matter (DM) detection strategy for models with a nonminimal dark sector. The main ingredients in the underlying DM scenario are a boosted DM particle and a heavier dark sector state. The relativistic DM impinged on target material scatters off inelastically to the heavier state, which subsequently decays into DM along with lighter states including visible (standard model) particles. The expected signal event, therefore, accompanies a visible signature by the secondary cascade process associated with a recoiling of the target particle, differing from the typical neutrino signal not involving the secondary signature. We then discuss various kinematic features followed by DM detection prospects at large-volume neutrino detectors with a model framework where a dark gauge boson is the mediator between the standard model particles and DM.

Authors:: Kim, Doojin; Park, Jong-Chul; Shin, Seodong

Publication Date:: Wed Oct 18 00:00:00 EDT 2017

Research Org.:: Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN (United States); Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1400008

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1498975

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0010296; SC0010120

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Physical Review Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Volume: 119 Journal Issue: 16; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

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                    Kim, Doojin, Park, Jong-Chul, and Shin, Seodong. Dark Matter “Collider” from Inelastic Boosted Dark Matter.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
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  title        = {Dark Matter “Collider” from Inelastic Boosted Dark Matter},

  author       = {Kim, Doojin and Park, Jong-Chul and Shin, Seodong},

  abstractNote = {We propose a novel dark matter (DM) detection strategy for models with a nonminimal dark sector. The main ingredients in the underlying DM scenario are a boosted DM particle and a heavier dark sector state. The relativistic DM impinged on target material scatters off inelastically to the heavier state, which subsequently decays into DM along with lighter states including visible (standard model) particles. The expected signal event, therefore, accompanies a visible signature by the secondary cascade process associated with a recoiling of the target particle, differing from the typical neutrino signal not involving the secondary signature. We then discuss various kinematic features followed by DM detection prospects at large-volume neutrino detectors with a model framework where a dark gauge boson is the mediator between the standard model particles and DM.},

  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.161801},

  journal      = {Physical Review Letters},

  number       = 16,

  volume       = 119,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Oct 18 00:00:00 EDT 2017},

  month        = {Wed Oct 18 00:00:00 EDT 2017}

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