2006/08/09 by V. A. Bednyakov, F. Šimkovic, F. Simkovic · 6 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #Cosmology #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Dark energy #Dark matter #Momentum transfer #Nuclear matter #Nuclear physics #Nucleon #Particle physics #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Physics #Quantum mechanics #Recoil #Scalar field dark matter #Scattering #Spin (aerodynamics) #WIMP #Weakly interacting massive particles #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1134/s1063779606070057
published as Phys.Part.Nucl. 37 (2006) S106-S128 · 39 pages, 12 figures, a review in revtex4
arxiv created 2006/08/09 · openalex publication_date 2006/11/28 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Spin-dependent elastic scattering of weakly interacting massive dark matter particles (WIMP) off nuclei is reviewed. All available, within different nuclear models, structure functions S ( q ) for finite momentum transfer ( q > 0) are presented. These functions describe the recoil energy dependence of the differential event rate due to the spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon interactions. This paper, together with the previous paper “Nuclear Spin Structure in Dark Matter Search: The Zero Momentum Transfer Limit,” completes our review of the nuclear spin structure calculations involved in the problem of direct dark matter search.