Results of a search for sub-GeV dark matter using 2013 LUX data

D. S. Akerib; S. Alsum; H. M. Araújo; X. Bai; J. Balajthy; P. Beltrame; E. P. Bernard; A. Bernstein; T. P. Biesiadzinski; E. M. Boulton; B. Boxer; P. Brás; S. Burdin; D. Byram; M. C. Carmona-Benitez; C. Chan; J. E. Cutter; T. J. R. Davison; E. Druszkiewicz; S. R. Fallon; A. Fan; S. Fiorucci; R. J. Gaitskell; J. Genovesi; C. Ghag; M. G. D. Gilchriese; C. Gwilliam; C. R. Hall; S. J. Haselschwardt; S. A. Hertel; D. P. Hogan; M. Horn; D. Q. Huang; C. M. Ignarra; R. G. Jacobsen; O. Jahangir; W. Ji; K. Kamdin; K. Kazkaz; D. Khaitan; R. Knoche; E. V. Korolkova; S. Kravitz; V. A. Kudryavtsev; B. G. Lenardo; K. T. Lesko; J. Liao; J. Lin; A. Lindote; M. I. Lopes; A. Manalaysay; R. L. Mannino; N. Marangou; M. F. Marzioni; D. N. McKinsey; D. -M. Mei; M. Moongweluwan; J. A. Morad; Alexander Murphy; A. Naylor; C. Nehrkorn; H. N. Nelson; F. Neves; K. C. Oliver-Mallory; K. J. Palladino; E. K. Pease; Q. Riffard; G. R. C. Rischbieter; C. Rhyne; P. Rossiter; S. Shaw; T. A. Shutt; C. Silva; M. Solmaz; V. N. Solovov; P. Sorensen; T. J. Sumner; M. Szydagis; D. J. Taylor; W. C. Taylor; B. P. Tennyson; P. A. Terman; D. R. Tiedt; W. H. To; M. Tripathi; L. Tvrznikova; U. Utku; S. Uvarov; V. Velan; R. C. Webb; J. T. White; T. J. Whitis; M. S. Witherell; F. L. H. Wolfs; D. Woodward; J. Xu; K. Yazdani; C. Zhang

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.131301

Results of a search for sub-GeV dark matter using 2013 LUX data

D. S. Akerib, S. Alsum, H. M. Araújo, X. Bai, J. Balajthy, P. Beltrame, E. P. Bernard, A. Bernstein, T. P. Biesiadzinski, E. M. Boulton, B. Boxer, P. Brás, S. Burdin, D. Byram, M. C. Carmona-Benitez, C. Chan, J. E. Cutter, T. J. R. Davison, E. Druszkiewicz, S. R. FallonA. Fan, S. Fiorucci, R. J. Gaitskell, J. Genovesi, C. Ghag, M. G. D. Gilchriese, C. Gwilliam, C. R. Hall, S. J. Haselschwardt, S. A. Hertel, D. P. Hogan, M. Horn, D. Q. Huang, C. M. Ignarra, R. G. Jacobsen, O. Jahangir, W. Ji, K. Kamdin, K. Kazkaz, D. Khaitan, R. Knoche, E. V. Korolkova, S. Kravitz, V. A. Kudryavtsev, B. G. Lenardo, K. T. Lesko, J. Liao, J. Lin, A. Lindote, M. I. Lopes, A. Manalaysay, R. L. Mannino, N. Marangou, M. F. Marzioni, D. N. McKinsey, D. -M. Mei, M. Moongweluwan, J. A. Morad, Alexander Murphy, A. Naylor, C. Nehrkorn, H. N. Nelson, F. Neves, K. C. Oliver-Mallory, K. J. Palladino, E. K. Pease, Q. Riffard, G. R. C. Rischbieter, C. Rhyne, P. Rossiter, S. Shaw, T. A. Shutt, C. Silva, M. Solmaz, V. N. Solovov, P. Sorensen, T. J. Sumner, M. Szydagis, D. J. Taylor, W. C. Taylor, B. P. Tennyson, P. A. Terman, D. R. Tiedt, W. H. To, M. Tripathi, L. Tvrznikova, U. Utku, S. Uvarov, V. Velan, R. C. Webb, J. T. White, T. J. Whitis, M. S. Witherell, F. L. H. Wolfs, D. Woodward, J. Xu, K. Yazdani, C. Zhang

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The scattering of dark matter (DM) particles with sub-GeV masses off nuclei is difficult to detect using liquid xenon-based DM search instruments because the energy transfer during nuclear recoils is smaller than the typical detector threshold. However, the tree-level DM-nucleus scattering diagram can be accompanied by simultaneous emission of a bremsstrahlung photon or a so-called “Migdal” electron. These provide an electron recoil component to the experimental signature at higher energies than the corresponding nuclear recoil. The presence of this signature allows liquid xenon detectors to use both the scintillation and the ionization signals in the analysis where the nuclear recoil signal would not be otherwise visible. We report constraints on spin-independent DM-nucleon scattering for DM particles with masses of 0.4–5 GeV/c2 using 1.4×104 kg day of search exposure from the 2013 data from the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment for four different classes of mediators. This analysis extends the reach of liquid xenon-based DM search instruments to lower DM masses than has been achieved previously.

Original language	English
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Early online date	1 Apr 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.131301
Publication status	Published - 5 Apr 2019

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Akerib, D. S., Alsum, S., Araújo, H. M., Bai, X., Balajthy, J., Beltrame, P., Bernard, E. P., Bernstein, A., Biesiadzinski, T. P., Boulton, E. M., Boxer, B., Brás, P., Burdin, S., Byram, D., Carmona-Benitez, M. C., Chan, C., Cutter, J. E., Davison, T. J. R., Druszkiewicz, E., ... Zhang, C. (2019). Results of a search for sub-GeV dark matter using 2013 LUX data. Physical Review Letters. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.131301

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T1 - Results of a search for sub-GeV dark matter using 2013 LUX data

AU - Akerib, D. S.

AU - Alsum, S.

AU - Araújo, H. M.

AU - Bai, X.

AU - Balajthy, J.

AU - Beltrame, P.

AU - Bernard, E. P.

AU - Bernstein, A.

AU - Biesiadzinski, T. P.

AU - Boulton, E. M.

AU - Boxer, B.

AU - Brás, P.

AU - Burdin, S.

AU - Byram, D.

AU - Carmona-Benitez, M. C.

AU - Chan, C.

AU - Cutter, J. E.

AU - Davison, T. J. R.

AU - Druszkiewicz, E.

AU - Fallon, S. R.

AU - Fan, A.

AU - Fiorucci, S.

AU - Gaitskell, R. J.

AU - Genovesi, J.

AU - Ghag, C.

AU - Gilchriese, M. G. D.

AU - Gwilliam, C.

AU - Hall, C. R.

AU - Haselschwardt, S. J.

AU - Hertel, S. A.

AU - Hogan, D. P.

AU - Horn, M.

AU - Huang, D. Q.

AU - Ignarra, C. M.

AU - Jacobsen, R. G.

AU - Jahangir, O.

AU - Ji, W.

AU - Kamdin, K.

AU - Kazkaz, K.

AU - Khaitan, D.

AU - Knoche, R.

AU - Korolkova, E. V.

AU - Kravitz, S.

AU - Kudryavtsev, V. A.

AU - Lenardo, B. G.

AU - Lesko, K. T.

AU - Liao, J.

AU - Lin, J.

AU - Lindote, A.

AU - Lopes, M. I.

AU - Manalaysay, A.

AU - Mannino, R. L.

AU - Marangou, N.

AU - Marzioni, M. F.

AU - McKinsey, D. N.

AU - Mei, D. -M.

AU - Moongweluwan, M.

AU - Morad, J. A.

AU - Murphy, Alexander

AU - Naylor, A.

AU - Nehrkorn, C.

AU - Nelson, H. N.

AU - Neves, F.

AU - Oliver-Mallory, K. C.

AU - Palladino, K. J.

AU - Pease, E. K.

AU - Riffard, Q.

AU - Rischbieter, G. R. C.

AU - Rhyne, C.

AU - Rossiter, P.

AU - Shaw, S.

AU - Shutt, T. A.

AU - Silva, C.

AU - Solmaz, M.

AU - Solovov, V. N.

AU - Sorensen, P.

AU - Sumner, T. J.

AU - Szydagis, M.

AU - Taylor, D. J.

AU - Taylor, W. C.

AU - Tennyson, B. P.

AU - Terman, P. A.

AU - Tiedt, D. R.

AU - To, W. H.

AU - Tripathi, M.

AU - Tvrznikova, L.

AU - Utku, U.

AU - Uvarov, S.

AU - Velan, V.

AU - Webb, R. C.

AU - White, J. T.

AU - Whitis, T. J.

AU - Witherell, M. S.

AU - Wolfs, F. L. H.

AU - Woodward, D.

AU - Xu, J.

AU - Yazdani, K.

AU - Zhang, C.

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N2 - The scattering of dark matter (DM) particles with sub-GeV masses off nuclei is difficult to detect using liquid xenon-based DM search instruments because the energy transfer during nuclear recoils is smaller than the typical detector threshold. However, the tree-level DM-nucleus scattering diagram can be accompanied by simultaneous emission of a bremsstrahlung photon or a so-called “Migdal” electron. These provide an electron recoil component to the experimental signature at higher energies than the corresponding nuclear recoil. The presence of this signature allows liquid xenon detectors to use both the scintillation and the ionization signals in the analysis where the nuclear recoil signal would not be otherwise visible. We report constraints on spin-independent DM-nucleon scattering for DM particles with masses of 0.4–5 GeV/c2 using 1.4×104 kg day of search exposure from the 2013 data from the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment for four different classes of mediators. This analysis extends the reach of liquid xenon-based DM search instruments to lower DM masses than has been achieved previously.

AB - The scattering of dark matter (DM) particles with sub-GeV masses off nuclei is difficult to detect using liquid xenon-based DM search instruments because the energy transfer during nuclear recoils is smaller than the typical detector threshold. However, the tree-level DM-nucleus scattering diagram can be accompanied by simultaneous emission of a bremsstrahlung photon or a so-called “Migdal” electron. These provide an electron recoil component to the experimental signature at higher energies than the corresponding nuclear recoil. The presence of this signature allows liquid xenon detectors to use both the scintillation and the ionization signals in the analysis where the nuclear recoil signal would not be otherwise visible. We report constraints on spin-independent DM-nucleon scattering for DM particles with masses of 0.4–5 GeV/c2 using 1.4×104 kg day of search exposure from the 2013 data from the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment for four different classes of mediators. This analysis extends the reach of liquid xenon-based DM search instruments to lower DM masses than has been achieved previously.

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KW - astro-ph.IM

KW - hep-ex

KW - physics.ins-det

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.131301

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.131301

M3 - Article

SN - 0031-9007

JO - Physical Review Letters

JF - Physical Review Letters

ER -

Results of a search for sub-GeV dark matter using 2013 LUX data

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