Limits on sub-GeV dark matter from the PROSPECT reactor antineutrino experiment

M. Andriamirado; A. B. Balantekin; H. R. Band; C. D. Bass; D. E. Bergeron; N. S. Bowden; C. D. Bryan; T. Classen; A. J. Conant; G. Deichert; M. V. Diwan; M. J. Dolinski; A. Erickson; B. T. Foust; J. K. Gaison; A. Galindo-Uribarri; C. E. Gilbert; S. Hans; A. B. Hansell; K. M. Heeger; B. Heffron; D. E. Jaffe; S. Jayakumar; X. Ji; D. C. Jones; J. Koblanski; O. Kyzylova; C. E. Lane; T. J. Langford; J. LaRosa; B. R. Littlejohn; X. Lu; J. Maricic; M. P. Mendenhall; A. M. Meyer; R. Milincic; P. E. Mueller; H. P. Mumm; J. Napolitano; R. Neilson; J. A. Nikkel; S. Nour; J. L. Palomino; D. A. Pushin; X. Qian; R. Rosero; P. T. Surukuchi; M. A. Tyra; R. L. Varner; D. Venegas-Vargas; P. B. Weatherly; C. White; J. Wilhelmi; A. Woolverton; M. Yeh; C. Zhang; X. Zhang; Christopher V. Cappiello

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.104.012009

Limits on sub-GeV dark matter from the PROSPECT reactor antineutrino experiment

M. Andriamirado, A. B. Balantekin, H. R. Band, C. D. Bass, D. E. Bergeron, N. S. Bowden, C. D. Bryan, T. Classen, A. J. Conant, G. Deichert, M. V. Diwan, M. J. Dolinski, A. Erickson, B. T. Foust, J. K. Gaison, A. Galindo-Uribarri, C. E. Gilbert, S. Hans, A. B. Hansell, K. M. HeegerB. Heffron, D. E. Jaffe, S. Jayakumar, X. Ji, D. C. Jones, J. Koblanski, O. Kyzylova, C. E. Lane, T. J. Langford, J. LaRosa, B. R. Littlejohn, X. Lu, J. Maricic, M. P. Mendenhall, A. M. Meyer, R. Milincic, P. E. Mueller, H. P. Mumm, J. Napolitano, R. Neilson, J. A. Nikkel, S. Nour, J. L. Palomino, D. A. Pushin, X. Qian, R. Rosero, P. T. Surukuchi, M. A. Tyra, R. L. Varner, D. Venegas-Vargas, P. B. Weatherly, C. White, J. Wilhelmi, A. Woolverton, M. Yeh, C. Zhang, X. Zhang, Christopher V. Cappiello

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Abstract

If dark matter has mass lower than around 1 GeV, it will not impart enough energy to cause detectable nuclear recoils in many direct-detection experiments. However, if dark matter is upscattered to high energy by collisions with cosmic rays, it may be detectable in both direct-detection experiments and neutrino experiments. We report the results of a dedicated search for boosted dark matter upscattered by cosmic rays, using solar days of data from the PROSPECT reactor antineutrino experiment. We show that such a flux of upscattered dark matter would display characteristic diurnal sidereal modulation, and use this to set new experimental constraints on sub-GeV dark matter exhibiting large interaction cross sections.

Original language	English
Article number	012009
Journal	Physical Review D
Volume	104
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.104.012009
State	Published - Jul 1 2021

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We are grateful for helpful discussions with John Beacom in the preparation of this analysis and review of this manuscript. This material is based upon work supported by the following sources: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, Office of High Energy Physics under Awards No. DE-SC0016357 and DE-SC0017660 to Yale University, under Award No. DE-SC0017815 to Drexel University, under Award No. DE-SC0008347 to Illinois Institute of Technology, under Award No. DE-SC0016060 to Temple University, under Contract No. DE-SC0012704 to Brookhaven National Laboratory, and under Work Proposal No. SCW1504 to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. This work was performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract No. DE-AC52-07NA27344 and by Oak Ridge National Laboratory under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725. Additional funding for the experiment was provided by the Heising-Simons Foundation under Award No. #2016-117 to Yale University. J. G. is supported through the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program and A. C. performed work under appointment to the Nuclear Nonproliferation International Safeguards Fellowship Program sponsored by the National Nuclear Security Administrations Office of International Nuclear Safeguards (NA-241). This work was also supported by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF), and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery program under Grant No. #RGPIN-418579, and Province of Ontario. C. C. is supported through NSF Grant No. PHY-2012955. We further acknowledge support from Yale University, the Illinois Institute of Technology, Temple University, Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LDRD program, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. We gratefully acknowledge the support and hospitality of the High Flux Isotope Reactor and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle for the U.S. Department of Energy. U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science High Energy Physics Yale University Drexel University Illinois Institute of Technology Temple University Brookhaven National Laboratory Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Oak Ridge National Laboratory Heising-Simons Foundation National Science Foundation Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation National Nuclear Security Administration Canada First Research Excellence Fund Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada National Institute of Standards and Technology

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National Nuclear Security Administrations Office of International Nuclear Safeguards	NA-241
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Heising-Simons Foundation National Science Foundation Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation National Nuclear Security Administration Canada First Research Excellence Fund Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada National Institute of Standards and Technology
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science High Energy Physics Yale University Drexel University Illinois Institute of Technology Temple University
National Science Foundation
U.S. Department of Energy
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Yale University	DE-SC0017815
Office of Science
High Energy Physics	DE-SC0017660, DE-SC0016357
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	DE-AC52-07NA27344
Oak Ridge National Laboratory	DE-AC05-00OR22725
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Drexel University	DE-SC0016060, DE-SC0008347
Temple University	SCW1504, DE-SC0012704
Illinois Institute of Technology
Heising-Simons Foundation	2016-117
UT-Battelle
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	PHY-2012955, -418579
Canada First Research Excellence Fund

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Andriamirado, M., Balantekin, A. B., Band, H. R., Bass, C. D., Bergeron, D. E., Bowden, N. S., Bryan, C. D., Classen, T., Conant, A. J., Deichert, G., Diwan, M. V., Dolinski, M. J., Erickson, A., Foust, B. T., Gaison, J. K., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Gilbert, C. E., Hans, S., Hansell, A. B., ... Cappiello, C. V. (2021). Limits on sub-GeV dark matter from the PROSPECT reactor antineutrino experiment. Physical Review D, 104(1), Article 012009. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.104.012009

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