Directional Sensitivity in Light-Mass Dark Matter Searches with Single-Electron-Resolution Ionization Detectors

Directional Sensitivity in Light-Mass Dark Matter Searches with Single-Electron-Resolution Ionization Detectors

We propose a method using solid state detectors with directional sensitivity to dark matter interactions to detect low-mass weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) originating from galactic sources. In spite of a large body of literature for high-mass WIMP detectors with directional sensitivity...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review letters 2018-03, Vol.120 (11), p.111301-111301, Article 111301
Hauptverfasser: Kadribasic, Fedja, Mirabolfathi, Nader, Nordlund, Kai, Sand, Andrea E, Holmström, Eero, Djurabekova, Flyura
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Dark matter
Detectors
Directional sensitivity
Ionization
Ionization counters
Semiconductor materials
Sensors
Weakly interacting massive particles
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Zusammenfassung:We propose a method using solid state detectors with directional sensitivity to dark matter interactions to detect low-mass weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) originating from galactic sources. In spite of a large body of literature for high-mass WIMP detectors with directional sensitivity, no available technique exists to cover WIMPs in the mass range
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.111301