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Dark matter, CEνNS and neutrino new physics scrutinized by a statistical method in Xenon-based experiments

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: A bstract Dark matter direct detection experiments are approaching the neutrino floor, with a significant probability of measuring coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CE ν NS) and exploring potential neutrino-related new physics ( ν NP). In the present study, the simultaneous presence of dark matter and ν NP is emphatically investigated, revealing a response similar to Standard Model neutrino backgrounds in Xenon-based dark matter experiments. Through analyses of three U(1) extension models, it is determined that dark matter signals can be differentiated from an excess or a depletion of neutrino contributions from ν NP by applying a statistically defined distinction method to nuclear and electronic recoil spectra. Additionally, an investigation is conducted into how ν NP affects the exclusion limits for spin-independent dark matter-nucleon interactions. The present findings could facilitate the identification of new physics in future dark matter experiments.

Source: Journal of High Energy Physics

DOI: 10.1007/jhep12(2024)074

Authors: Jian Tang, Bing-Long Zhang

Institution: Sun Yat-sen University

Language: English

Topic: Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

Awards: G4076974985, G6856879406, G8129826652