Probing P- and CP-violation in dark matter interactions

DOI10.1088/1475-7516/2021/05/016zbMATH Open1485.83068arXiv2007.01262OpenAlexW3039174873MaRDI QIDQ5028112FDOQ5028112

Authors: Riccardo Catena, Joakim Hagel, Carlos E. Yaguna 

Publication date: 8 February 2022

Published in: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Discrete symmetries played a central role in elucidating the structure of the weak interactions, and they will probably be equally crucial regarding the interactions of the dark matter (DM) particle -- whose nature remains elusive. In this work we show that signals in future direct detection experiments can be used to test, in a model-independent way, for P- and CP-violation in DM-nucleus interactions. The analysis is performed within the most general effective theory for non-relativistic spin-0 DM-nucleus interactions mediated by the exchange of a heavy particle. Assuming an idealised xenon detector, we calculate the expected number of DM signal events required to reject P and CP invariant DM-nucleus interactions. For a DM mass of 30 GeV (or higher), this number lies between about 10 and 300 DM signal events, depending on how P and CP invariance are modeled. Future direct detection experiments, therefore, have the potential to reveal P- and CP-violation in DM interactions, making a decisive step toward the identification of the DM particle.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.01262

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zbMATH Keywords

dark matter theorydark matter experiments

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Weak interaction in quantum theory (81V15) Black holes (83C57) Spinor and twistor methods in general relativity and gravitational theory; Newman-Penrose formalism (83C60) Dark matter and dark energy (83C56)

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• Non-relativistic effective interactions of spin 1 dark matter
• Rejecting the Majorana nature of dark matter with electron scattering experiments

Cited In (2)

• Circularly polarized gamma rays in effective dark matter theory
• Effect of CP violation in the singlet-doublet dark matter model

Uses Software

• Mathematica
• AntiparticleDM

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