Demonstrations of 3-Dimensional Elastic WIMP-Nucleus Scattering
for (Directional) Direct Dark Matter Detection Experiments and Phenomenology
Chung-Lin Shan
Established: March 11, 2021
Last upgraded: March 11, 2022
Appendix
Definitions of the coordinate systems
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The (black) Galactic,
the (red) Ecliptic,
and the (blue) Equatorial coordinate systems
Plot credit:
C.-L. Shan,
arXiv:1905.11279 [astro-ph.HE]
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The (red) Ecliptic,
the (blue) Equatorial,
and the (light-green) Earth coordinate systems
Plot credit:
C.-L. Shan,
arXiv:1905.11279 [astro-ph.HE]
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The (light-green) Earth,
the (dark-green) horizontal (left),
and the (dark-green) laboratory (right) coordinate systems
Plot credit:
C.-L. Shan,
arXiv:1905.11279 [astro-ph.HE]
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The (dark-green) laboratory
and the (light-green) incoming-WIMP coordinate systems
Plot credit:
C.-L. Shan,
arXiv:2103.06485 [hep-ph]
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The orientation of the scattering plane φNR, χin
and the (equivalent) scattering angle θNR, χin
Plot credit:
C.-L. Shan,
arXiv:2103.06485 [hep-ph]
Definitions of the observation periods
References
3-dimensional WIMP velocity distribution
- C.-L. Shan,
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arXiv:1905.11279 [astro-ph.HE]
(abstract,
pdf),
May 27, 2019.
- C.-L. Shan,
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proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics (TAUP 2019),
J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 1468, 012017 (2020)
(abstract,
pdf);
arXiv:1910.11763 [astro-ph.HE]
(abstract,
pdf),
October 25, 2019.
Angular WIMP kinetic-energy distribution
- C.-L. Shan,
"Simulations of the Angular Kinetic-Energy Distribution of Halo Weakly Interacting Massive Particles for Directional Dark Matter Detection Experiments"
(abstract,
pdf),
March 11, 2020.
- C.-L. Shan,
"Dependence of the WIMP Angular Kinetic-Energy Distribution on the Solar Galactic Orbital Velocity",
arXiv:2011.06948 [astro-ph.HE]
(abstract,
pdf),
November 13, 2020.
Angular recoil-flux/energy distributions of the WIMP-scattered target nuclei
- C.-L. Shan,
"Monte Carlo Scattering-by-Scattering Simulation of 3-Dimensional Elastic WIMP-Nucleus Scattering Events",
arXiv:2103.06485 [hep-ph]
(abstract,
pdf),
March 11, 2021.
- C.-L. Shan,
"Simulations of the Angular Recoil-Energy Distribution of WIMP-Scattered Target Nuclei for Directional Dark Matter Detection Experiments",
arXiv:2103.06486 [hep-ph]
(abstract,
pdf),
March 11, 2021.
- C.-L. Shan,
"Annual Modulations of the Angular Recoil-Flux/Energy Distributions of WIMP-Scattered Target Nuclei Observed at an Underground Laboratory",
proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics (TAUP 2021),
J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 2156, 012173 (2022)
(abstract,
pdf);
arXiv:2110.05027 [hep-ph]
(abstract,
pdf),
October 11, 2021.
- C.-L. Shan,
"Incident Velocity-Recoil Angle Distribution and Angular Recoil-Energy Spectrum of 3-Dimensional WIMP-Nucleus Scattering Events",
arXiv:2203.05805 [hep-ph]
(abstract,
pdf),
March 11, 2022.
3-dimensional WIMP effective velocity distribution
- C.-L. Shan,
"3-Dimensional Effective Velocity Distribution of Halo Weakly Interacting Massive Particles Scattering off Nuclei in Direct Dark Matter Detectors",
arXiv:2103.06883 [astro-ph.HE]
(abstract,
pdf),
March 11, 2021.
Determinations of WIMP properties
- C.-L. Shan,
"A Possibility of Determining the WIMP Mass by Using the Angular Recoil-Energy Spectra from Directional Direct Dark Matter Detection Experiments",
arXiv:2208.05193 [hep-ph]
(abstract,
pdf),
August 10, 2022.
More information
- C.-L. Shan,
"Script Handbook for Interactive Scientific Website Building, Version 1.73205",
arXiv:1008.1143 [physics.ins-det]
(abstract,
pdf);
online templates.