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Inelastic WIMP-nucleus scattering to the first excited state in125Te
Pekka PirinenAnthony W. ThomasF. T. AvignoneMarkus KortelainenMarkus KortelainenJ. D. VergadosJouni SuhonenPraveen C. Srivastavasubject
PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsCold dark matter010308 nuclear & particles physicsScatteringDark matterFOS: Physical sciencesContext (language use)Inelastic scattering01 natural sciencesNuclear physicsHigh Energy Physics - PhenomenologyHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)WIMPExcited stateWeakly interacting massive particles0103 physical sciences010306 general physicsdescription
The direct detection of dark matter constituents, in particular the weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), is considered central to particle physics and cosmology. In this paper we study transitions to the excited states, possible in some nuclei, which have sufficiently low lying excited states. Examples considered previously were the first excited states of $^{127}$I and $^{129}$Xe and $^{83}$Kr. Here we examine $^{125}$Te, which offers some advantages and is currently being considered as a target.In all these cases the extra signature of the gamma rays following the de-excitation of these states has definite advantages over the purely nuclear recoil and, in principle, such a signature can be exploited experimentally. A brief discussion of the experimental feasibility is given in the context of the CUORE experiment.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-18 | Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics |