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Shell-model study on event rates of lightest supersymmetric particles scattering offKr83andTe125
Markus KortelainenMarkus KortelainenPekka PirinenJouni SuhonenP. C. Srivastavasubject
PhysicsParticle physics010308 nuclear & particles physicsScatteringPhysics beyond the Standard ModelHigh Energy Physics::PhenomenologyNuclear TheoryNuclear shell modelSupersymmetryInelastic scattering7. Clean energy01 natural sciencesLightest Supersymmetric ParticleNuclear physicsWeakly interacting massive particles0103 physical sciencesHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentNuclear Experiment010306 general physicsLight dark matterdescription
We investigate the elastic and inelastic scattering of lightest supersymmetric particle (LSP) dark matter off two possible target nuclei, $^{83}\mathrm{Kr}$ and $^{125}\mathrm{Te}$. For the nuclear-structure calculations, we employ the nuclear shell model using recently generated realistic interactions. We have condensed the nuclear-physics contribution to a set of nuclear-structure factors that are independent of the adopted supersymmetric (SUSY) model. Total event rates are then easily calculated by combining the nuclear-structure factors with SUSY parameters of choice. In particular, $^{125}\mathrm{Te}$ shows promise as a detector material with both the elastic and inelastic channels yielding an appreciable nuclear response.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-17 | Physical Review D |