Sources of Low-Energy Events in Low-Threshold Dark-Matter and Neutrino Detectors
Peizhi Du, Daniel Egaña-Ugrinovic, Rouven Essig, Mukul Sholapurkar
Abstract
In dark-matter detectors, three processes that arise from interactions with high-energy particles mimic sought-after signals, explaining observed excesses and requiring mitigation to discover low-mass dark matter.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsDark matterNeutrinoNeutrino detectorParticle physicsNuclear physicsDetectorNeutrino oscillationOpticsDark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaParticle Detector Development and PerformanceAtomic and Subatomic Physics Research