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

Journal Article · 18 October 2017 · Physical Review Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.119.161801 · OSTI ID:1400008

Kim, Doojin ^[1]; Park, Jong-Chul ^[2]; Shin, Seodong ^[3]

European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland). Theory Dept.; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States). Dept. of Physics
Chungnam National Univ., Daejeon (Republic of Korea)
Yonsei Univ., Seoul (Republic of Korea). Dept. of Physics and IPAP; Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States). Enrico Fermi Inst.; Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN (United States). Physics Dept.

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.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0010120; SC0010296

OSTI ID:: 1400008

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1498975

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 119, Issue 16; ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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