We study prospects of dark-matter direct-detection searches for probing non-relativistic effective theory for WIMP-baryon scattering. We simulate a large set of noisy recoil-energy spectra for different scattering scenarios (beyond the standard momentum-independent contact interaction), for Generation 2 and futuristic experiments. We analyze these simulations and quantify the probability of successfully identifying the operator governing the scattering, if a WIMP signal is observed. We find that the success rate depends on a combination of factors: the WIMP mass, the mediator mass, the type of interaction, and the experimental energy window. For example, for a 20 GeV WIMP, Generation 2 is only likely to identify the right operator if the interaction is Coulomb-like, and is unlikely to do so in any other case. For a WIMP with a mass of 200 GeV or higher, success is almost guaranteed. We also find that, regardless of the scattering model and the WIMP parameters, a single Generation 2 experiment is unlikely to successfully discern the momentum dependence of the underlying operator on its own, but prospects improve drastically when experiments with different target materials and energy windows are analyzed jointly. Furthermore, we examine the quality of parameter estimation and degeneracies in the multi-dimensional parameter space of the effective theory. We find in particular that the resulting WIMP mass estimates can be severely biased if data are analyzed assuming the standard (momentum-independent) operator while the actual operator has momentum-dependence. Finally, we evaluate the ultimate reach of direct detection, finding that the prospects for successful operator selection prior to reaching the irreducible backgrounds are excellent, if the signal is just below the current limits, but slim if Generation 2 does not report WIMP detection.
Dark energy and light WIMP dark matter from the cosmological viewpoint
本文从重子、暗物质和暗能量密度对宇宙总物质-能量密度收支的贡献的天体物理数据中，给出了轻暗物质粒子和暗能量准粒子的质量估计。我们使用的量子宇宙学模型中，暗能量是一个凝聚的原始标量场的量子振荡。质量约为15 GeV的暗能量准粒子与7年WMAP和其他数据一致。准粒子可以通过破坏CP不变性衰变为重子、轻子和暗物质。WIMP的质量约为5 GeV，对应于重子和暗物质能量密度的观测值。这样的质量与CoGeNT、DAMA和CDMS的观测结果一致。暗能量的准粒子可以被记录为频率为~ 3.64 x 10^{24} 1/s的恒定辐射背景。暗物质粒子必须以信号的形式表现出来，其频率约为1.21 x 10^{24} 1/s，来自星系团的辐射，其中存在由暗物质产生的强烈引力场。
Leptophilic dark matter in $U(1)_{L_{i}-L_{j}}$ models: a solution to the Fermi-LAT Galactic Center Excess consistent with cosmological and laboratory observations
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino（意大利国家核物理研究所都灵分部）
