Directional detection of light dark matter in superconductors
Abstract
Superconducting detectors have been proposed as outstanding targets for the direct detection of light dark matter scattering at masses as low as a keV. We study the prospects for directional detection of dark matter in isotropic superconducting targets from the angular distribution of excitations produced in the material. We find that dark matter scattering produces initial excitations with an anisotropic distribution, and further show that this directional information can be preserved as the initial excitations relax. Our results demonstrate that directional detection is possible for a wide range of dark matter masses, and they pave the way for light dark matter discovery with bulk superconducting targets.
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- Research Org.:
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); Israel Science Foundation; Binational Science Foundation; I-CORE Program; Azrieli Foundation; Zuckerman Foundation
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1970587
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1833292
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-PUB-21-540-V; arXiv:2109.04473
Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010; PRVDAQ; 076015
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359; SC0010107; 1112/17; 2016155; 1937/12; 1111/17
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review. D.
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Physical Review. D. Journal Volume: 107 Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; particle dark matter; superconductors; dark matter detectors
Citation Formats
Hochberg, Yonit, Kramer, Eric David, Kurinsky, Noah, and Lehmann, Benjamin V. Directional detection of light dark matter in superconductors. United States: N. p., 2023.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.107.076015.
Hochberg, Yonit, Kramer, Eric David, Kurinsky, Noah, & Lehmann, Benjamin V. Directional detection of light dark matter in superconductors. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.107.076015
Hochberg, Yonit, Kramer, Eric David, Kurinsky, Noah, and Lehmann, Benjamin V. Wed .
"Directional detection of light dark matter in superconductors". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.107.076015.
@article{osti_1970587,
title = {Directional detection of light dark matter in superconductors},
author = {Hochberg, Yonit and Kramer, Eric David and Kurinsky, Noah and Lehmann, Benjamin V.},
abstractNote = {Superconducting detectors have been proposed as outstanding targets for the direct detection of light dark matter scattering at masses as low as a keV. We study the prospects for directional detection of dark matter in isotropic superconducting targets from the angular distribution of excitations produced in the material. We find that dark matter scattering produces initial excitations with an anisotropic distribution, and further show that this directional information can be preserved as the initial excitations relax. Our results demonstrate that directional detection is possible for a wide range of dark matter masses, and they pave the way for light dark matter discovery with bulk superconducting targets.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.107.076015},
journal = {Physical Review. D.},
number = 7,
volume = 107,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Apr 19 00:00:00 EDT 2023},
month = {Wed Apr 19 00:00:00 EDT 2023}
}
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