Searches for light dark matter using condensed matter systems
Y Kahn, T Lin - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Identifying the nature of dark matter (DM) has long been a pressing question for particle
physics. In the face of ever-more-powerful exclusions and null results from large-exposure …
physics. In the face of ever-more-powerful exclusions and null results from large-exposure …
New horizons: Scalar and vector ultralight dark matter
The last decade has seen unprecedented effort in dark matter model building at all mass
scales coupled with the design of numerous new detection strategies. Transformative …
scales coupled with the design of numerous new detection strategies. Transformative …
Silicon carbide detectors for sub-GeV dark matter
We propose the use of silicon carbide (SiC) for direct detection of sub-GeV dark matter. SiC
has properties similar to both silicon and diamond but has two key advantages:(i) it is a polar …
has properties similar to both silicon and diamond but has two key advantages:(i) it is a polar …
Materials science in the artificial intelligence age: high-throughput library generation, machine learning, and a pathway from correlations to the underpinning physics
The use of statistical/machine learning (ML) approaches to materials science is
experiencing explosive growth. Here, we review recent work focusing on the generation and …
experiencing explosive growth. Here, we review recent work focusing on the generation and …
Atomic responses to general dark matter-electron interactions
In the leading paradigm of modern cosmology, about 80% of our Universe's matter content is
in the form of hypothetical, as yet undetected particles. These do not emit or absorb radiation …
in the form of hypothetical, as yet undetected particles. These do not emit or absorb radiation …
Determining dark-matter–electron scattering rates from the dielectric function
We show that the rate for dark-matter–electron scattering in an arbitrary material is
determined by an experimentally measurable quantity, the complex dielectric function, for …
determined by an experimentally measurable quantity, the complex dielectric function, for …
Dirac materials for sub-MeV dark matter detection: New targets and improved formalism
RM Geilhufe, F Kahlhoefer, MW Winkler - Physical Review D, 2020 - APS
Because of their tiny band gaps Dirac materials promise to improve the sensitivity for dark
matter particles in the sub-MeV mass range by many orders of magnitude. We study several …
matter particles in the sub-MeV mass range by many orders of magnitude. We study several …
Light dark matter accumulating in planets: Nuclear scattering
We present, for the first time, a complete treatment of strongly interacting dark matter capture
in planets, taking Earth as an example. We focus on light dark matter and the heating of …
in planets, taking Earth as an example. We focus on light dark matter and the heating of …
New constraints on dark matter from superconducting nanowires
Superconducting nanowires, a mature technology originally developed for quantum
sensing, can be used as a target and sensor with which to search for dark matter interactions …
sensing, can be used as a target and sensor with which to search for dark matter interactions …
Dark matter induced power in quantum devices
We point out that power measurements of single quasiparticle devices open a new avenue
to detect dark matter (DM). The threshold of these devices is set by the Cooper pair binding …
to detect dark matter (DM). The threshold of these devices is set by the Cooper pair binding …