Uncertainties in WIMP dark matter scattering revisited
Abstract
We revisit the uncertainties in the calculation of spin-independent scattering matrix elements for the scattering of WIMP dark matter particles on nuclear matter. In addition to discussing the uncertainties due to limitations in our knowledge of the nucleonic matrix elements of the light quark scalar densities $$\langle$$N|$$\bar{u}$$u, $$\bar{d}$$d, $$\bar{s}$$s|N$$\rangle$$, we also discuss the importances of heavy quark scalar densities $$\langle$$N|$$\bar{c}$$c, $$\bar{b}$$b, $$\bar{t}$$t|N$$\rangle$$ and comment on uncertainties in quark mass ratios. We analyze estimates of the light-quark densities made over the past decade using lattice calculations and/or phenomenological inputs. We find an uncertainty in the combination $$\langle$$N|$$\bar{u}$$u, + $$\bar{d}$$d|N$$\rangle$$ that is larger than has been assumed in some phenomenological analyses, and a range of $$\langle$$N|$$\bar{s}s$$|N$$\rangle$$ that is smaller but compatible with earlier estimates. We also analyze the importance of the $$\mathcal{O}$$(α$$3\atop{s}$$) calculations of the heavy-quark matrix elements that are now available, which provide an important refinement of the calculation of the spin-independent scattering cross section. We use for illustration a benchmark CMSSM point in the focus-point region that is compatible with the limits from LHC and other searches.
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- Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
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- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1459721
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- OSTI ID: 1510043
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- SC0011842
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- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields
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- Journal Name: European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields Journal Volume: 78 Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 1434-6044
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- Springer
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- Germany
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- English
- Subject:
- 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
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Ellis, John, Nagata, Natsumi, and Olive, Keith A. Uncertainties in WIMP dark matter scattering revisited. Germany: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-6047-y.
Ellis, John, Nagata, Natsumi, & Olive, Keith A. Uncertainties in WIMP dark matter scattering revisited. Germany. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-6047-y
Ellis, John, Nagata, Natsumi, and Olive, Keith A. Sun .
"Uncertainties in WIMP dark matter scattering revisited". Germany. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-6047-y.
@article{osti_1459721,
title = {Uncertainties in WIMP dark matter scattering revisited},
author = {Ellis, John and Nagata, Natsumi and Olive, Keith A.},
abstractNote = {We revisit the uncertainties in the calculation of spin-independent scattering matrix elements for the scattering of WIMP dark matter particles on nuclear matter. In addition to discussing the uncertainties due to limitations in our knowledge of the nucleonic matrix elements of the light quark scalar densities $\langle$N|$\bar{u}$u, $\bar{d}$d, $\bar{s}$s|N$\rangle$, we also discuss the importances of heavy quark scalar densities $\langle$N|$\bar{c}$c, $\bar{b}$b, $\bar{t}$t|N$\rangle$ and comment on uncertainties in quark mass ratios. We analyze estimates of the light-quark densities made over the past decade using lattice calculations and/or phenomenological inputs. We find an uncertainty in the combination $\langle$N|$\bar{u}$u, + $\bar{d}$d|N$\rangle$ that is larger than has been assumed in some phenomenological analyses, and a range of $\langle$N|$\bar{s}s$|N$\rangle$ that is smaller but compatible with earlier estimates. We also analyze the importance of the $\mathcal{O}$(α$3\atop{s}$) calculations of the heavy-quark matrix elements that are now available, which provide an important refinement of the calculation of the spin-independent scattering cross section. We use for illustration a benchmark CMSSM point in the focus-point region that is compatible with the limits from LHC and other searches.},
doi = {10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-6047-y},
journal = {European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields},
number = 7,
volume = 78,
place = {Germany},
year = {Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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