Searching for Sub-Gev Dark Matter at Fixed Target Neutrino Experiments

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dc.contributor.authordeNiverville, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-27T19:52:01Z
dc.date.available2018-06-27T19:52:01Z
dc.date.copyright2015en_US
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractLow mass dark matter theories, if produced as a thermal relic in the early universe, must be accompanied by light mediators in order to obtain the dark matter abundance observed in the present day universe. These light mediators in turn provide a channel for the production of dark matter at fixed target neutrino experiments, producing a relativistic dark matter beam, which could then be detected by neutral-current-like interactions in neutrino detectors. We consider the possibility that fixed target neutrino experiments such as MiniBooNE and T2K could serve as a new dark matter search avenue, sensitive to sub-GeV dark matter scenarios that would be otherwise undetectable. These experiments are found to provide sensitivity to light stable states that could serve as viable candidates for particle dark matter.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe work of P. dN is supported in part by NSERC, Canada.en_US
dc.identifier.citationdeNiverville, P. (2015). Searching for Sub-Gev Dark Matter at Fixed Target Neutrino Experiments. Physics Procedia, 61, 55-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.010en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.010
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/9530
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPhysics Procediaen_US
dc.subjectdark matter
dc.subjectneutrino beam
dc.subjectthermal relic
dc.subjecthidden sector
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Physics and Astronomy
dc.titleSearching for Sub-Gev Dark Matter at Fixed Target Neutrino Experimentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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