Discovery potential for directional Dark Matter detection with nuclear emulsions

Agafonova, N.; Aleksandrov, A. B.; Anokhina, A.; Asada, Takashi; Ashikhmin, V. V.; Bodnarchuk, I. M.; Buonaura, A.; Chernyavskii, M.M.; Chukanov, A.; D’Ambrosio, N.; Lellis, G. De; Crescenzo, A. Di; Marco, N. Di; Dmitrievski, S.; Enikeev, R. I.; Fini, R. A.; Galati, G.; Gentile, V.; Горбунов, С.; Gornushkin, Y.; Guler, A. M.; Ichiki, H.; Katsuragawa, Taishi; Konovalova, N. S.; Kuge, K.; Lauria, A.; Lee, K. Y.; Lista, L.; Malgin, A. S.; Managadze, A. K.; Monacelli, P.; Montesi, M.C.; Naka, Takashi; Okateva, N.; Park, B. D.; Подгрудков, Д.; Polukhina, N.; Pupilli, F.; Роганова, Т. М.; Rogozhnikov, A.; Rosa, G.; Ryazhskaya, O. G.; Sato, Osamu; Shakiryanova, I. R.; Shchedrina, T. V.; Sirignano, C.; Sohn, J. Y.; Sotnikov, A.; Старков, Н. И.; Strolin, P.; Tioukov, V.; Umemoto, A.; Ustyuzhanin, A.; Yoon, C. S.; Yoshimoto, Masahiro; Vasina, S.

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“…A proto-collaboration, named CYGNUS [329], has been formed to develop a multi-site, multi-target observatory of DM with directionality; first prototypes are already in operation. Regarding nuclear emulsions, the NEWS-dm project [330] is working on a 10 g prototype at LNGS after showing excellent spatial resolution.…”

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Feebly-interacting particles: FIPs 2020 workshop report

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With the establishment and maturation of the experimental programs searching for new physics with sizeable couplings at the LHC, there is an increasing interest in the broader particle and astrophysics community for exploring the physics of light and feebly-interacting particles as a paradigm complementary to a New Physics sector at the TeV scale and beyond. FIPs 2020 has been the first workshop fully dedicated to the physics of feebly-interacting particles and was held virtually from 31 August to 4 September 2020. The workshop has gathered together experts from collider, beam dump, fixed target experiments, as well as from astrophysics, axions/ALPs searches, current/future neutrino experiments, and dark matter direct detection communities to discuss progress in experimental searches and underlying theory models for FIPs physics, and to enhance the cross-fertilisation across different fields. FIPs 2020 has been complemented by the topical workshop “Physics Beyond Colliders meets theory”, held at CERN from 7 June to 9 June 2020. This document presents the summary of the talks presented at the workshops and the outcome of the subsequent discussions held immediately after. It aims to provide a clear picture of this blooming field and proposes a few recommendations for the next round of experimental results.

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Feebly-interacting particles: FIPs 2020 workshop report

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“…The NEWS-dm project (Nuclear Emulsions for WIMP Search with directional measurement) follows a different detection approach [97]. The target for DM and the tracking detector are made of an emulsion film having silver halide crystals immersed in a polymer; then, NRs generate silver clusters (at the nm scale) and the 3D tracks can be reconstructed using an optical microscope.…”

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The Role of Small Scale Experiments in the Direct Detection of Dark Matter

Cebrián

2021

Universe

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In the direct detection of the galactic dark matter, experiments using cryogenic solid-state detectors or noble liquids play for years a very relevant role, with increasing target mass and more and more complex detection systems. But smaller projects, based on very sensitive, advanced detectors following new technologies, could help in the exploration of the different proposed dark matter scenarios too. There are experiments focused on the observation of distinctive signatures of dark matter, like an annual modulation of the interaction rates or the directionality of the signal; other ones are intended to specifically investigate low mass dark matter candidates or particular interactions. For this kind of dark matter experiments at small scale, the physics case will be discussed and selected projects will be described, summarizing the basics of their detection methods and presenting their present status, recent results and prospects.

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“…Nuclear recoils produce nm-sized silver clusters and 3D tracks are reconstructed with an optical microscope. This is the approach followed by NEWSdm (Nuclear Emulsions for WIMP Search with directional measurement) [39]. New generation nuclear emulsions with nanometric grains (NIT (Nano Imaging Tracker) emulsions) have been developed and new fully automated scanning systems overcoming diffraction limits are being prepared; an spatial resolution of 10 nm has been achieved.…”

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Small scale direct dark matter search experiments

Cebrián

2020

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Experiments based on noble liquids and solid state cryogenic detectors have had a leading role in the direct detection of dark matter. But smaller scale projects can help to explore the new dark matter landscape with advanced, ultra-sensitive detectors based on recently developed technologies. Here, the physics case of different types of small scale dark matter experiments will be presented and many of them will be reviewed, highlighting the detection techniques and summarizing their properties, results and status.

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Discovery potential for directional Dark Matter detection with nuclear emulsions

Cited by 38 publications

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Feebly-interacting particles: FIPs 2020 workshop report

Feebly-interacting particles: FIPs 2020 workshop report

The Role of Small Scale Experiments in the Direct Detection of Dark Matter

Small scale direct dark matter search experiments

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