A new model-independent method for extracting spin-dependent cross section limits from dark matter searches

2000/05/04 by D. R. Tovey, D.R. Tovey, R.J. Gaitskell +4 · 5 citations
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #Chemical and Physical Properties of Materials #Cross section (physics) #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Dark matter #Extension (predicate logic) #Limit (mathematics) #Scattering #WIMP #Weakly interacting massive particles #hep-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0370-2693(00)00846-7

published as Phys.Lett. B488 (2000) 17-26 · 15 pages, 6 Encapsulated Postscript figures

arxiv created 2000/05/04 · openalex publication_date 2000/08/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

A new method is proposed for extracting limits on spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon interaction cross sections from direct detection dark matter experiments. The new method has the advantage that the limits on individual WIMP-proton and WIMP-neutron cross sections for a given WIMP mass can be combined in a simple way to give a model-independent limit on the properties of WIMPs scattering from both protons and neutrons in the target nucleus. Extension of the technique to the case of a target material consisting of several different species of nuclei is discussed.

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