2026/02/28 by D. Alloni, G. Benato, P. Carniti +68
Physics and Astronomy · #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Neutrino Physics Research #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/jhep07(2026)243
published as J. High Energy Phys. 2026, 243 (2026) · Accepted version by JHEP
arxiv created 2026/06/02 · openalex publication_date 2026/07/27 · openalex created_date 2026/07/30 · arxiv updated 2026/07/31 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
A bstract Dark matter direct detection experiments can observe solar neutrinos via coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering, making it possible to test new physics in the neutrino sector. In this article, we study the sensitivity of RES-NOVA, a novel cryogenic calorimetric experiment employing PbWO 4 crystals grown from archaeological lead, to neutrino non-standard interactions (NSI). We perform a sensitivity study for a benchmark setup with a nominal energy threshold of 1 keV and an exposure of 1 ton·yr, both for a conservative (only heat readout) and ideal (heat and scintillation) background rejection scenario. We find that, in its nominal configuration, while not being sensitive to Standard Model solar ν interactions, RES-NOVA can reach sensitivities to NSI at the level of current global fits. With moderate or significant improvements of the threshold down to 0 . 5 keV and 0 . 2 keV, RES-NOVA will be able to achieve sensitivities beyond NSI global fit results, testing new areas of the parameter space in the electron and tau sectors, ε ee , ε ττ , and ε eτ . A similar improvement in sensitivities is expected when instead increasing the exposure to 10 ton·yr.