Superfluid EFT for sub-GeV dark matter detection

12 Jul 2021, 17:00
15m
Track K (Zoom)

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talk Dark Matter Dark Matter

Speaker

Yining You (University of Florida)

Description

The detection of low mass dark matter is under development with the advancement of experiment techniques. The superfluid helium-4 detector covers an extensive detection range from DM mass keV to GeV among the setups. I will present a complete theoretical framework for all processes within the superfluid to fill in the missing theory for sub-GeV DM detection. First, we use effective field theories to construct the interaction Lagrangian between quasi-particles. Second, we use a U(1) gauge spontaneous breaking and current element method to derive the interaction between test particles and quasi-particles. In the end, I will discuss relevant cross-sections and decay rates.

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Authors

Jordan Smolinsky (UC Irvine) Konstantin Matchev (University of Florida (US)) Wei Xue (University of Florida (US)) Yining You (University of Florida)

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