Search for Annual Modulation of Dark Matter Signals Using the DarkSide-50 Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber
The DarkSide-50 experiment, using a liquid argon time projection chamber, searched for annual modulation in dark matter signals but found no significant evidence, despite reaching unprecedented low-energy thresholds.
The Impact of Dark Matter on Neutron Star Merger Observations with the Einstein Telescope
The presence of dark matter in neutron stars could lead to biased interpretations of their equation of state from gravitational wave observations, but the Einstein Telescope likely won't be sensitive enough to definitively detect dark matter through this method.
Particle Conversions Beyond the WKB Approximation: Unitary Evolution Solution and Its Application to Dark Photon Dark Matter Conversion into Gravitational Waves in the Solar Magnetic Field
This paper presents a novel unitary evolution solution for calculating particle conversion probabilities, particularly relevant for scenarios where the widely used WKB approximation fails, such as dark photon dark matter conversion into gravitational waves in the solar magnetic field.
SABRE South Dark Matter Detector: Technical Design Report Executive Summary
The SABRE South experiment, with its ultra-pure NaI(Tl) crystals and active background rejection system, aims to definitively test the DAMA/LIBRA dark matter signal by achieving unprecedentedly low background levels and operating in the Southern Hemisphere.
Constraints on Simplified Dark Matter Models Using the ATLAS Detector at the LHC
This paper presents a comprehensive summary of the ATLAS Collaboration's searches for fermionic dark matter candidates using simplified models with an s-channel mediator, utilizing up to 140 fb−1 of proton-proton collision data at √s = 13 TeV from the LHC Run 2.
New Realization of Light Thermal Dark Matter with Enhanced Detection Prospects: A Mechanism for Generating Correct Relic Abundance and Boosting Direct Detection Signals
This paper proposes a novel mechanism involving a first-order phase transition (FOPT) to generate the correct relic abundance of light thermal dark matter (DM) while enhancing its direct detection prospects.
A Novel Tuning Method Using Auxetic Materials for Enhanced Dark Matter Axion Searches with Higher-Order Modes in Cavity Haloscopes
Researchers have developed an innovative tuning method using auxetic materials to effectively utilize higher-order resonant modes in cavity haloscopes, significantly improving the sensitivity of dark matter axion searches in high-frequency ranges.
The Potential for Radiation Exposure from Heavy, Strongly Interacting Dark Matter
While often overlooked, heavy, strongly interacting dark matter could pose a radiation hazard to humans, particularly in space, and existing and future experiments could be used to constrain or detect this type of dark matter.
Detection of Low-Scale Mirror Standard Model Dark Matter via Gravitational Waves and the Guitar Nebula
This paper proposes that a significant portion of dark matter could be composed of low-scale mirror Standard Model particles, detectable through gravitational waves generated by their phase transition and by analyzing the bow shock of the Guitar Nebula.
Searching for Dark Matter and Exploring Fundamental Physics Using Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs)
This chapter explores the use of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) in searching for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs), a leading candidate for dark matter, through their gamma-ray signatures from annihilation or decay in various astrophysical targets.
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