Sensitivity projections for a dual-phase argon TPC optimized for light dark matter searches through the ionization channel

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“…The ReD experiment succed in cover the gap to 1-2 keV with a two-body kinematic approach. The analysis is ongoing to finalize the measures of the ionization yield and to constrain the parameter of the model developed by DarkSide-50 [11] for the next generation of experiments devoted to the light dark matter searches [12].…”

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Study of low-energy nuclear recoils in liquid argon with the ReD experiment

Pino,

Ahmad,

Albergo

et al. 2024

J. Inst.

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Liquid Argon (LAr) Time Projection Chambers (TPC) operating in double-phase can detect the nuclear recoils (NR) possibly caused by the elastic scattering of WIMP dark matter particles via light signals from both scintillation and ionization processes. In the scenario of a low-mass WIMP (< 2 GeV/c2), the energy range for the NRs would be below 20 keV, thus making it crucial to characterize the ionization response in LAr TPCs as the lone available detection channel at such low energy. The Recoil Directionality (ReD) project, within the Global Argon Dark Matter Collaboration, aims to measure the ionization yield of a LAr TPC in the recoil energy range of 2–5 keV. The measurement was performed in winter 2023 at the INFN Sezione of Catania and the analysis is ongoing.

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Study of low-energy nuclear recoils in liquid argon with the ReD experiment

Pino,

Ahmad,

Albergo

et al. 2024

J. Inst.

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“…Due to space constraints, only selected backgrounds are discussed below; for a comprehensive background consideration, refer to Ref. [15]. 𝛾-ray backgrounds: Radioisotopes emit 𝛾-rays which scatter in the TPC.…”

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“…This proceeding is a summary of Ref. [15], where we explore the potential sensitivity of DarkSide-LowMass, considering possible analysis thresholds and background levels.…”

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DarkSide-LowMass: New Detector for Light Dark Matter Search

Wada

2024

Proceedings of XVIII International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics — PoS(TAUP2023)

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Dark matter candidates with masses below 10 GeV/c² hold promise, and a new detector, DarkSide-LowMass, is proposed based on the DarkSide-50 detector and progress towards the DarkSide-20k. DarkSide-LowMass is optimized for low-threshold electron-counting measurements, and sensitivity to light dark matter is explored for various potential energy thresholds and background rates. Our studies show that DarkSide-LowMass can achieve sensitivity to light dark matter down to the level of the solar neutrino fog for GeV-scale masses and significant sensitivity down to 10 MeV/c², taking into account the Migdal effect or interactions with electrons. Requirements for optimizing the detector's sensitivity are explored, as well as potential gains from modeling and mitigating spurious electron backgrounds that may dominate the signal at the lowest energies.

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“…We also include projections for future direct detection bounds in figure 4 adapted from [132]. In particular, the DarkSide-LowMass experiment [134] would be sensitive to DM masses above a GeV. This complements the bounds from future searches for long-lived particles (like FASER2, MATHUSLA, and SHiP): all together these experiments will probe the entire remaining parameter space of our model.…”

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“…The gray lines reproduce the observed DM relic abundance.We include applicable bounds on the dilaton (see figure3for details). We present bounds on the DM from self-interactions (red)[126][127][128] and direct detection (magenta)[129][130][131], as well as projections, adapted from[132], for LZ with 15 ton-years exposure (gray line)[133] and for DarkSide-LowMass with 1 ton-year exposure (turquoise line)[134].…”

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Forbidden conformal dark matter at a GeV

Ferrante,

Ismail,

Lee

et al. 2023

J. High Energ. Phys.

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We introduce a model of dark matter (DM) where the DM is a composite of a spontaneously broken conformal field theory. The DM is a thermal relic with its abundance determined by the freeze-out of annihilations to dilatons, the Goldstone boson of broken conformal symmetry. If the dilaton is heavier than the DM this is an example of forbidden DM. We explore the phenomenology of this model in its 5D dual description, corresponding to a warped extra dimension with the Standard Model on the ultraviolet brane and the DM on the infrared brane. We find the model is compatible with theoretical and experimental constraints for DM masses in the 0.1–10 GeV range. The conformal phase transition is supercooled and strongly first-order. It can source large stochastic gravitational wave signals consistent with those recently observed at pulsar timing arrays like NANOGrav. The majority of the viable parameter space will be probed by future detectors designed to search for long-lived particles, including most of the region favored by the NANOGrav signal. The rest of the parameter space can be probed at future direct detection experiments.

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Sensitivity projections for a dual-phase argon TPC optimized for light dark matter searches through the ionization channel

Cited by 8 publications

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Study of low-energy nuclear recoils in liquid argon with the ReD experiment

Study of low-energy nuclear recoils in liquid argon with the ReD experiment

DarkSide-LowMass: New Detector for Light Dark Matter Search

Forbidden conformal dark matter at a GeV

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