The theory of direct dark matter detection : a guide to computations / Eugenio Del Nobile.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Del Nobile, Eugenio, author.

Series:

Lecture Notes in Physics

Lecture Notes in Physics ; v.996

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dark matter (Astronomy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2022]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This book is a pedagogical guide on how to make computations in direct dark matter (DM) detection.The theory behind the calculation of direct detection cross sections and rates is presented, touching aspects related to elementary particle physics, hadronic physics, nuclear physics, and astrophysics.

Contents:

Intro

Preface

Acknowledgements

Contents

Acronyms

Notation

Reference

1 Rate

1.1 Basics

1.2 Scattering Rate

1.3 Detection Rate

References

2 Scattering Kinematics

2.1 Preliminaries

2.2 Two-Particle Kinematics

2.3 Elastic Scattering

2.4 Inelastic Scattering

3 From Quarks and Gluons to Nucleons

3.1 Hadronic Matrix Elements

3.2 Scalar Couplings

3.3 Pseudo-Scalar Couplings

3.4 Vector Couplings

3.5 Axial-Vector Couplings

3.6 Tensor Couplings

4 DM-Nucleon Interaction

4.1 Non-Relativistic Expansion

4.2 Non-Relativistic Operators

4.3 Examples

4.3.1 DM-Quark and DM-Gluon Effective Operators

4.3.2 Electromagnetic Interactions

5 From Nucleons to Nuclei

5.1 Nuclear and Single-Nucleon Matrix Elements

5.2 Scattering Amplitude

5.3 Nuclear Form Factors

5.4 Multipole Expansion and Nuclear Responses

5.4.1 Multipole Decomposition for a Scalar Operator

5.4.2 Multipole Decomposition for a Vector Operator: λ= 0

5.4.3 Multipole Decomposition for a VectorOperator: λ= 1

5.4.4 Parity and Time-Reversal Selection Rules

5.4.5 Examples and Applications

5.5 Scattering Amplitude in the Multipole Expansion

6 Scattering Cross Section

6.1 Differential Cross Section

6.2 Spin-Independent Interaction

6.3 Spin-Dependent Interaction

6.4 Vector-Mediated Interaction

6.5 Scalar-Mediated Interaction

6.6 Magnetic-Dipole DM

7 DM Velocity Distribution and Velocity Integral

7.1 DM Velocity Distribution in Earth's Frame

7.2 Annual Modulation

7.3 Computing the Velocity Integral

7.4 Standard Halo Model

8 Phenomenology of Direct DM Detection

8.1 Setup and Example Models

8.2 Rate Spectrum

8.3 Constraining DM Properties

9 Summary.

9.1 A Kind of Afterword

9.2 Two-Page Summary

9.3 Q&amp

A

9.3.1 Why Are Nuclei Effective Targets?

9.3.2 What Nuclear Properties Are Relevant to Direct DM Detection?

9.3.3 Can the DM Have Electromagnetic Interactions?

9.3.4 What Is the Energy Scale of the DM-NucleusInteraction?

9.3.5 Can the Momentum Transfer q Be Approximated with the DM Momentum?

9.3.6 Does Setting q = 0 in the DM-Nucleus Differential Cross Section Coincide with Taking Its Point-Like Nucleus Limit?

9.3.7 Can the DM-Nucleus Differential Cross Section Be Approximated with Its q = 0 Value?

9.3.8 When Can the q Dependence of a t-Channel Mediator Propagator in a Tree-Level Diagram Be Neglected?

9.3.9 When Can the DM-Nucleus Differential Cross Section Be Parametrized in Terms of the DM-Nucleon Cross Section σp, n?

9.3.10 When Is It Useful to Define the Zero-Momentum Transfer Cross Section σ0?

9.3.11 When Can the ER Dependence of the DM-Nucleus Differential Cross Section Be Parametrized with a Single Nuclear Form Factor?

9.3.12 Does Neglecting the Nuclear Form Factors Lead to Large Errors?

9.3.13 Can the SD Interaction Be Disregarded When the SI Interaction Is Also Present?

9.3.14 Does Neglecting the Induced Pseudo-Scalar Contribution to the SD Interaction Leadto Large Errors?

9.3.15 Can the Parameters of a Model Be Tuned So to Cancel or Severely Suppress the Cross Section?

9.3.16 What Range in DM Mass Can Be Covered with Direct DM Detection Techniques?

9.3.17 What Are the Assumptions Behind Standard Experimental Constraints?

9.3.18 Is There a Way to Recast the Experimental Constraints on the SI or SD Interactionfor Other Models?

9.3.19 Is There a Way to Recast the Experimental Constraints for Other DM Velocity Distributions?

9.3.20 How Well Is the Standard Halo Model justified?.

9.3.21 How Does the Velocity Dependence of the Differential Cross Section Affect the Rate?

9.3.22 What Information Can Be Obtained from the Time Dependence of the Rate?

9.3.23 How Does the Scattering Rate Depend on ER, the Target Material, and the Model Parameters?

Further Reading

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Del Nobile, Eugenio The Theory of Direct Dark Matter Detection

ISBN:

9783030952280

OCLC:

1317308636