Effect of hydrodynamical-simulation–inspired dark matter velocity profile on directional detection of dark matter

Laha, Ranjan

doi:10.1103/physrevd.97.043004

Title: Effect of hydrodynamical-simulation–inspired dark matter velocity profile on directional detection of dark matter

Journal Article · 01 February 2018 · Physical Review. D.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.97.043004 · OSTI ID:1424718

Laha, Ranjan ^[1]

Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Kavli Inst. for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC), Dept. of Physics; SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Directional detection is an important way to detect dark matter. An input for these experiments is the dark matter velocity distribution. Recent hydrodynamical simulations have shown that the dark matter velocity distribution differs substantially from the Standard Halo Model. We study the impact of some of these updated velocity distributions in dark matter directional detection experiments. Here, we calculate the ratio of events required to confirm the forward-backward asymmetry and the existence of the ring of maximum recoil rate using different dark matter velocity distributions for ¹⁹F and Xe targets. We show that with the use of updated dark matter velocity profiles, the forward-backward asymmetry and the ring of maximum recoil rate can be confirmed using a factor of ~ 2– 3 less events when compared to that using the Standard Halo Model.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1424718

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1419907

Journal Information:: Physical Review. D., Vol. 97, Issue 4; ISSN 2470-0010

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Country of Publication:: United States

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