Theoretical Prospects for Directional WIMP Detection

O'Hare, Ciaran A. J.; Green, Anne M.; Billard, Julien; Strigari, Louis E.; Figueroa-Feliciano, Enectali

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Theoretical Prospects for Directional WIMP Detection

O'Hare, C. A. J. ; Billard, J. ; Figueroa-Feliciano, E. ; Green, A. M. ; Strigari, L. E.

2015
Verlag Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron Hamburg
ISBN: 978-3-935702-43-0

O'Hare, Ciaran A. J. "Theoretical Prospects for Directional WIMP Detection" in Proceedings, 11th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs (Axion-WIMP 2015) / Irastorza, Igor G., Redondo, Javier, Carmona, José Manuel, Cebrian, Susana, Dafni, Theopisti, Iguaz, Francisco J., Luzon, Gloria (eds.), Verlag Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron : 2015 ; AXION-WIMP 2015 : 11th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, 2015-06-22 - 2015-06-26, Zaragoza
11th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, AXION-WIMP 2015, Zaragoza, Spain, 22 Jun 2015 - 26 Jun 2015 Hamburg : Verlag Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, DESY-PROC 39-43 (2015) [10.3204/DESY-PROC-2015-02/ohare_ciaran]

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Abstract: Direct detection of dark matter with directional sensitivity is a promising concept for improving the search for weakly interacting massive particles. With information on the direction of WIMP induced nuclear recoils one has access to the full 3-dimensional velocity distribution of the local dark matter halo and thus a potential avenue for studying WIMP astrophysics. Furthermore the unique angular signature of the WIMP recoil distribution provides a crucial discriminant from neutrinos which currently represent the ultimate background to direct detection experiments.

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