Searching for dark matter sterile neutrinos in the laboratory

2006/11/30 by Fedor Bezrukov, Mikhail Shaposhnikov · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Cosmology #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Dark energy #Dark matter #Hot dark matter #Neutrino #Neutrino Physics Research #Neutrino oscillation #Nuclear physics #Particle physics #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Physics #Recoil #Sterile neutrino #Universe #Warm dark matter #hep-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.75.053005

published as Phys.Rev.D75:053005,2007 · RevTex, 6 pages, 1 figure. Journal version accepted in Phys.Rev.D

arxiv created 2007/02/13 · openalex publication_date 2007/03/08 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

If the dark matter of the Universe is made of sterile neutrinos with mass in the keV region, it can be searched for with the help of x-ray satellites. We discuss the prospects of laboratory experiments that can be competitive and complementary to space missions. We argue that the detailed study of \ensuremathβ decays of tritium and other nuclei with the help of cold target recoil ion momentum spectroscopy can potentially enter into an interesting parameter range and even supersede the current astronomical bounds on the properties of the dark matter sterile neutrinos.

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