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  7. When backgrounds become signals: neutrino interactions in xenon-based dark matter detectors

    M. A. Corona, M. Cadeddu, N. Cargioli, et al. · 2025 · Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics · 8 citations

    Direct detection dark matter experiments have proven to be compelling probes for studying low-energy neutrino interactions with both nuclei and atomic electrons, offering complementary information to accelerator and reactor-based neutrino experiments. Recently, the XENONnT and PandaX-4T collaborations reported the first evidence of coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering from 8B solar neutrinos. Thanks to their excellent background rejection capabilities and distinctive signal signatures, dual-phase time projection chambers are also sensitive to pp solar neutrinos via their elastic scattering off atomic electrons in the target material. Although this signal is subdominant within the Sta

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  8. Cosmology and the dark matter frontier

    L. Bergström · 2013 · Physica Scripta · 6 citations

    A brief overview is given about some issues in current astroparticle physics, focusing on the dark matter (DM) problem, where the connection to Large Hadron Collider (LHC) physics is particularly strong. New data from the Planck satellite has made the evidence in favour of the existence of DM even stronger. The favourite, though not the only, candidates for cosmological DM, weakly interacting massive particles, are being probed by a variety of experiments—direct detection through scattering in terrestrial detectors, indirect detection by observing products of annihilation of DM in the Galaxy and finally searches at accelerators such as the LHC. The field is in the interesting situation that

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  9. 2024 TASI Lectures: A Dark Matter Primer

    Tien-Tien Yu · 2025 · 4 citations

    These notes are based on a sequence of 4 lectures delivered at the 2024 Theoretical Advanced Study Institute (TASI) and at the Universit\`a degli Studi di Padova. They are intended for graduate students at the early stages of their study of dark matter with some prior exposure to cosmology and quantum field theory. The primary aim is to offer an accessible introduction to dark matter and to lay the groundwork for exploring its phenomenology. These lectures are not intended to serve as a comprehensive review. We begin by motivating the study of dark matter through a discussion of the empirical evidence and the constraints it places on dark matter properties. This is followed by an overview of

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  13. Non-Detection of Dark Matter Particles: A Case for Alternate Theories of Gravity

    C. Sivaram, Kenath Arun, A. Prasad, et al. · 2020 · Journal of High Energy Physics, Gravitation and Cosmology · 2 citations

    While there is overwhelming evidence for dark matter (DM) in galaxies and galaxy clusters, all searches for DM particles have so far proved negative. It is not even clear whether only one particle is involved or a combination or particles, their masses not precisely predicted. This non-detectability raises the possible relevance of modified gravity theories – MOND, MONG, etc. Here we consider a specific modification of Newtonian gravity (MONG) which involves gravitational self-energy, leading to modified equations whose solutions imply flat rotation curves and limitations of sizes of clusters. The results are consistent with current observations including that involving large spirals. This m

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  15. Directional direct detection of MeV scale boosted dark matter in two component dark matter scenario via dark photon interaction

    Keiko I. Nagao, Tatsuhiro Naka, Takaaki Nomura · 2025 · Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics · 2 citations

    This study explores a two-component dark matter model in which one component, heavier dark matter, annihilates into a lighter dark matter. The lighter dark matter is expected to generate detectable signals in detectors due to its enhanced momentum, enabling direct detection even for MeV-scale dark matter. We investigate the effectiveness of directional direct detections, especially the nuclear emulsion detector NEWSdm, in verifying these boosted dark matter particles through nuclear recoil. In particular, we focus on light nuclei, such as protons and carbon, as suitable targets for this detection method due to their high sensitivity to MeV-scale dark matter. By modeling the interactions medi

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  18. GammaBayes: a Bayesian pipeline for dark matter detection with CTA

    L. Pinchbeck, E. Thrane, C. Balazs · 2024 · Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics · 1 citations

    We present GammaBayes, a Bayesian Python package for dark matter detection with the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). GammaBayes takes as input the CTA measurements of gamma rays and a user-specified dark-matter particle model. It outputs the posterior distribution for parameters of the dark-matter model including the velocity-averaged cross section for dark-matter self interactions 〈σv〉 and the dark-matter mass mχ . It also outputs the Bayesian evidence, which can be used for model selection. We demonstrate GammaBayes using 525 hours of simulated data, corresponding to 108 observed gamma-ray events. The vast majority of this simulated data consists of noise, but 100000 events arise from the

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  19. Closing the dark photon window to thermal dark matter

    Leon M. G. de la Vega, R. Ferro-Hernández, A. Garc'ia-Viltres, et al. · 2023 · 1 citations

    The nature of dark matter remains a central question in particle physics, cosmology, and astrophysics. The prevailing hypothesis postulates that dark matter consists of particles that interact only weakly with Standard Model particles. However, the knowledge of dark matter properties beyond these interactions is limited. This study explores a scenario involving a dark photon as a mediator between dark matter and the Standard Model, akin to the photon's role in electromagnetism. Recent cosmological and experimental evidence impose constraints on this scenario, focusing on results from direct detection experiments such as PICO-60, XENON-1T, and PANDAX-4T. The results reveal severe constraints,

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  21. Non-spherical dark matter structures detection

    Nicolas Loizeau, Glennys R. Farrar · 2022 · Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics · 1 citations

    A rotation curve inequality that holds for spherically symmetric mass distributions is derived, and tested against the SPARC galaxy rotation curves dataset. We identify several Galaxies, e.g. NGC7793 and UGC11557, which are candidates for hosting non-spherical dark matter structures that could be detected by more precise measurements.

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  22. Searching for Dark Matter: Evidence from WIMPs, Axions, and Primordial Black Holes

    Tian-Jiao Kang · 2025 · Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Innovations in Applied Mathematics, Physics, and Astronomy

    : As a matter of fact, dark matter remains one of the most profound mysteries in modern astrophysics and cosmology. Though it does not emit, absorb, or reflect light, its presence is inferred from its gravitational effects on visible matter, radiation, and the large-scale structure of the universe. This study explores the historical development of dark matter thesis, the various lines of observational evidence supporting its existence, e.g., galactic rotation curves, gravitational lensing, and cosmic microwave background radiation and the leading theoretical models proposed to explain its nature. Particular attention is given to WIMPs, Axions, and Primordial black holes, the top three practi

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  23. Analysis of the State-of-Art Dark Matter Candidate Search: Evidence from Wimps and Axion

    Yilun Lin · 2025 · Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Innovations in Applied Mathematics, Physics, and Astronomy

    : Contemporarily, searching dark matter candidate remain a hot topic for physics and cosmology society. This study discusses the recent progress of detection for dark matter particles in this paper. Particularly, this research focuses on the efforts devoted to detecting WIMP and axion, including improvements in both theoretical frameworks and experimental techniques. According to the discussions, although many questions about dark matter candidates still don’t have a clear answer, refinement in experimental methodology leads to more precise measurements. Benefiting by extension of the Standard Model, theory of dark matter also develops rapidly and provides a deeper understanding of this fiel

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  24. Searching Dark Matter Candidate Based on the State-of-Art Facilities: Evidence from WIMPs and ALPs

    Yingxue Zhao · 2024 · Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovations in Applied Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy

    : In contemporary astrophysics and cosmology, dark matter (DM) remains one of the most fundamental mysteries, derived from its gravitational pull-on radiation, observable matter, and the universe's large-scale structure. This study explores recent advancements in detecting DM candidates, focusing on WIMPs and ALPs. Significant progress in WIMP detection is highlighted by the TREX-DM detector achieving a low energy threshold and background level, enabling the exploration of sub-GeV WIMPs. Similarly, advancements in ALP detection have been marked by innovative experiments leveraging strong magnetic fields and novel techniques like nuclear magnetic resonance. These methods have improved sensiti

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