Abstract
We report the results of a search for the inelastic scattering of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) in the XENON1T dark matter experiment. Scattering off Xe129 is the most sensitive probe of inelastic WIMP interactions, with a signature of a 39.6 keV deexcitation photon detected simultaneously with the nuclear recoil. Using an exposure of 0.83 tonne-years, we find no evidence of inelastic WIMP scattering with a significance of more than 2σ. A profile-likelihood ratio analysis is used to set upper limits on the cross section of WIMP-nucleus interactions. We exclude new parameter space for WIMPs heavier than 100 GeV/c2, with the strongest upper limit of 3.3×10-39 cm2 for 130 GeV/c2 WIMPs at 90% confidence level.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 063028 |
Journal | Physical Review D |
Volume | 103 |
Issue number | 6 |
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State | Published - Mar 19 2021 |
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Search for inelastic scattering of WIMP dark matter in XENON1T. / Aprile, E.; Aalbers, J.; Agostini, F.; Alfonsi, M.; Althueser, L.; Amaro, F. D.; Andaloro, S.; Angelino, E.; Angevaare, J. R.; Antochi, V. C.; Arneodo, F.; Baudis, L.; Bauermeister, B.; Bellagamba, L.; Benabderrahmane, M. L.; Brown, A.; Brown, E.; Bruenner, S.; Bruno, G.; Budnik, R.; Capelli, C.; Cardoso, J. M.R.; Cichon, D.; Cimmino, B.; Clark, M.; Coderre, D.; Colijn, A. P.; Conrad, J.; Cuenca, J.; Cussonneau, J. P.; Decowski, M. P.; Depoian, A.; Di Gangi, P.; Di Giovanni, A.; Di Stefano, R.; Diglio, S.; Elykov, A.; Ferella, A. D.; Fulgione, W.; Gaemers, P.; Gaior, R.; Galloway, M.; Gao, F.; Grandi, L.; Hils, C.; Hiraide, K.; Hoetzsch, L.; Howlett, J.; Iacovacci, M.; Itow, Y.; Joerg, F.; Kato, N.; Kazama, S.; Kobayashi, M.; Koltman, G.; Kopec, A.; Landsman, H.; Lang, R. F.; Levinson, L.; Liang, S.; Lin, Q.; Lindemann, S.; Lindner, M.; Lombardi, F.; Long, J.; Lopes, J. A.M.; Ma, Y.; Macolino, C.; Mahlstedt, J.; Mancuso, A.; Manenti, L.; Manfredini, A.; Marignetti, F.; Marrodan Undagoitia, T.; Martens, K.; Masbou, J.; Masson, D.; Mastroianni, S.; Messina, M.; Miuchi, K.; Mizukoshi, K.; Molinario, A.; Morå, K.; Moriyama, S.; Mosbacher, Y.; Murra, M.; Naganoma, J.; Ni, K.; Oberlack, U.; Odgers, K.; Palacio, J.; Pelssers, B.; Peres, R.; Pienaar, J.; Pierre, M.; Pizzella, V.; Plante, G.; Qi, J.; Qin, J.; Ramírez Garciá, D.; Reichard, S.; Rocchetti, A.; Rupp, N.; Dos Santos, J. M.F.; Sartorelli, G.; Sarcević, N.; Scheibelhut, M.; Schreiner, J.; Schulte, D.; Schulze Eißing, H.; Schumann, M.; Scotto Lavina, L.; Selvi, M.; Semeria, F.; Shagin, P.; Shockley, E.; Silva, M.; Simgen, H.; Takeda, A.; Therreau, C.; Thers, D.; Toschi, F.; Trinchero, G.; Tunnell, C.; Valerius, K.; Vargas, M.; Volta, G.; Wei, Y.; Weinheimer, C.; Weiss, M.; Wenz, D.; Wittweg, C.; Wolf, T.; Xu, Z.; Yamashita, M.; Ye, J.; Zavattini, G.; Zhang, Y.; Zhu, T.; Zopounidis, J. P.
In: Physical Review D, Vol. 103, No. 6, 063028, 19.03.2021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Search for inelastic scattering of WIMP dark matter in XENON1T
AU - Aprile, E.
AU - Aalbers, J.
AU - Agostini, F.
AU - Alfonsi, M.
AU - Althueser, L.
AU - Amaro, F. D.
AU - Andaloro, S.
AU - Angelino, E.
AU - Angevaare, J. R.
AU - Antochi, V. C.
AU - Arneodo, F.
AU - Baudis, L.
AU - Bauermeister, B.
AU - Bellagamba, L.
AU - Benabderrahmane, M. L.
AU - Brown, A.
AU - Brown, E.
AU - Bruenner, S.
AU - Bruno, G.
AU - Budnik, R.
AU - Capelli, C.
AU - Cardoso, J. M.R.
AU - Cichon, D.
AU - Cimmino, B.
AU - Clark, M.
AU - Coderre, D.
AU - Colijn, A. P.
AU - Conrad, J.
AU - Cuenca, J.
AU - Cussonneau, J. P.
AU - Decowski, M. P.
AU - Depoian, A.
AU - Di Gangi, P.
AU - Di Giovanni, A.
AU - Di Stefano, R.
AU - Diglio, S.
AU - Elykov, A.
AU - Ferella, A. D.
AU - Fulgione, W.
AU - Gaemers, P.
AU - Gaior, R.
AU - Galloway, M.
AU - Gao, F.
AU - Grandi, L.
AU - Hils, C.
AU - Hiraide, K.
AU - Hoetzsch, L.
AU - Howlett, J.
AU - Iacovacci, M.
AU - Itow, Y.
AU - Joerg, F.
AU - Kato, N.
AU - Kazama, S.
AU - Kobayashi, M.
AU - Koltman, G.
AU - Kopec, A.
AU - Landsman, H.
AU - Lang, R. F.
AU - Levinson, L.
AU - Liang, S.
AU - Lin, Q.
AU - Lindemann, S.
AU - Lindner, M.
AU - Lombardi, F.
AU - Long, J.
AU - Lopes, J. A.M.
AU - Ma, Y.
AU - Macolino, C.
AU - Mahlstedt, J.
AU - Mancuso, A.
AU - Manenti, L.
AU - Manfredini, A.
AU - Marignetti, F.
AU - Marrodan Undagoitia, T.
AU - Martens, K.
AU - Masbou, J.
AU - Masson, D.
AU - Mastroianni, S.
AU - Messina, M.
AU - Miuchi, K.
AU - Mizukoshi, K.
AU - Molinario, A.
AU - Morå, K.
AU - Moriyama, S.
AU - Mosbacher, Y.
AU - Murra, M.
AU - Naganoma, J.
AU - Ni, K.
AU - Oberlack, U.
AU - Odgers, K.
AU - Palacio, J.
AU - Pelssers, B.
AU - Peres, R.
AU - Pienaar, J.
AU - Pierre, M.
AU - Pizzella, V.
AU - Plante, G.
AU - Qi, J.
AU - Qin, J.
AU - Ramírez Garciá, D.
AU - Reichard, S.
AU - Rocchetti, A.
AU - Rupp, N.
AU - Dos Santos, J. M.F.
AU - Sartorelli, G.
AU - Sarcević, N.
AU - Scheibelhut, M.
AU - Schreiner, J.
AU - Schulte, D.
AU - Schulze Eißing, H.
AU - Schumann, M.
AU - Scotto Lavina, L.
AU - Selvi, M.
AU - Semeria, F.
AU - Shagin, P.
AU - Shockley, E.
AU - Silva, M.
AU - Simgen, H.
AU - Takeda, A.
AU - Therreau, C.
AU - Thers, D.
AU - Toschi, F.
AU - Trinchero, G.
AU - Tunnell, C.
AU - Valerius, K.
AU - Vargas, M.
AU - Volta, G.
AU - Wei, Y.
AU - Weinheimer, C.
AU - Weiss, M.
AU - Wenz, D.
AU - Wittweg, C.
AU - Wolf, T.
AU - Xu, Z.
AU - Yamashita, M.
AU - Ye, J.
AU - Zavattini, G.
AU - Zhang, Y.
AU - Zhu, T.
AU - Zopounidis, J. P.
N1 - Funding Information: We gratefully acknowledge support from the National Science Foundation, Swiss National Science Foundation, German Ministry for Education and Research, Max Planck Gesellschaft, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Helmholtz Association, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), Weizmann Institute of Science, ISF, Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia, Région des Pays de la Loire, Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, Kavli Foundation, JSPS Kakenhi in Japan, and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare. This project received funding or support from the European Unions Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Grants No. 690575 and No. 674896, respectively. Data processing was performed using infrastructures from the Open Science Grid, the European Grid Initiative and the Dutch national e-infrastructure with the support of SURF Cooperative. We are grateful to Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso for hosting and supporting the XENON project. Publisher Copyright: © 2021 authors. Published by the American Physical Society.
PY - 2021/3/19
Y1 - 2021/3/19
N2 - We report the results of a search for the inelastic scattering of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) in the XENON1T dark matter experiment. Scattering off Xe129 is the most sensitive probe of inelastic WIMP interactions, with a signature of a 39.6 keV deexcitation photon detected simultaneously with the nuclear recoil. Using an exposure of 0.83 tonne-years, we find no evidence of inelastic WIMP scattering with a significance of more than 2σ. A profile-likelihood ratio analysis is used to set upper limits on the cross section of WIMP-nucleus interactions. We exclude new parameter space for WIMPs heavier than 100 GeV/c2, with the strongest upper limit of 3.3×10-39 cm2 for 130 GeV/c2 WIMPs at 90% confidence level.
AB - We report the results of a search for the inelastic scattering of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) in the XENON1T dark matter experiment. Scattering off Xe129 is the most sensitive probe of inelastic WIMP interactions, with a signature of a 39.6 keV deexcitation photon detected simultaneously with the nuclear recoil. Using an exposure of 0.83 tonne-years, we find no evidence of inelastic WIMP scattering with a significance of more than 2σ. A profile-likelihood ratio analysis is used to set upper limits on the cross section of WIMP-nucleus interactions. We exclude new parameter space for WIMPs heavier than 100 GeV/c2, with the strongest upper limit of 3.3×10-39 cm2 for 130 GeV/c2 WIMPs at 90% confidence level.
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