More on molecular excitations: Dark matter detection in ice

Va'vra, J.

doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2016.08.014

Title: More on molecular excitations: Dark matter detection in ice

Journal Article · Wed Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Physics Letters. B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2016.08.014· OSTI ID:1348197

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SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States)

In this paper we investigate di-atomic molecules embedded in ice crystals under strain. In this environment coherent vibrations of many OH-bonds may be generated by one WIMP collision. The detection of such multiple-photon signals may provide a signature of a 100 GeV/c² WIMP. To do a proper lab test of “WIMP-induced” multi-photon emission is very difficult. As a result, we suggest that Ice Cube make a search for multi-photon events, and investigate whether the rate of such events exhibits yearly modulation.

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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:: 1348197

Journal Information:: Physics Letters. B, Vol. 761, Issue C; ISSN 0370-2693

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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