Dark matter raining on DUNE and other large volume detectors

Acevedo, Javier F.; Berger, Joshua; Denton, Peter B.

doi:10.1007/jhep11(2024)011

Title: Dark matter raining on DUNE and other large volume detectors

Journal Article · 05 November 2024 · Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep11(2024)011 · OSTI ID:2478781

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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Direct detection is a powerful means of searching for particle physics evidence of dark matter (DM) heavier than about a GeV with o(kiloton) volume, low-threshold detectors. In many scenarios, some fraction of the DM may be boosted to large velocities enhancing and generally modifying possible detection signatures. We investigate the scenario where 100% of the DM is boosted at the Earth due to new attractive long-range forces. This leads to two main improvements in detection capabilities: (1) the large boost allows for detectable signatures of DM well below a GeV at large-volume neutrino detectors, such as DUNE, Super-K, Hyper-K, and JUNO, as possible DM detectors, and (2) the flux at the Earth’s surface is enhanced by a focusing effect. In addition, the model leads to a significant anisotropy in the signal with the DM flowing dominantly vertically at the Earth’s surface instead of the typical approximately isotropic DM signal. We develop the theory behind this model and also calculate realistic constraints using a detailed GENIE simulation of the signal inside detectors.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515; SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 2478781

Report Number(s):: BNL--226374-2024-JAAM

Journal Information:: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online), Journal Name: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online) Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 2024; ISSN 1029-8479

Publisher:: Springer NatureCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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