Abstract

Diamond operated as a cryogenic calorimeter is an excellent target for direct detection of low-mass dark matter candidates. Following the realization of the first low-threshold cryogenic detector that uses diamond as absorber for astroparticle physics applications, we now present the resulting exclusion limits on the elastic spin-independent interaction cross-section of dark matter with diamond. We measured two 0.175 g CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) diamond samples, each instrumented with a Transition Edge Sensor made of Tungsten (W-TES). Thanks to the energy threshold of just 16.8 eV of one of the two detectors, we set exclusion limits on the elastic spin-independent interaction of dark matter particles with carbon nuclei down to dark matter masses as low as 0.122 GeV/c2. This work shows the scientific potential of cryogenic detectors made from diamond and lays the foundation for the use of this material as target for direct detection dark matter experiments.

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Title
Light dark matter search using a diamond cryogenic detector
Author
Angloher, G. 1 ; Banik, S. 2 ; Benato, G. 3 ; Bento, A. 4 ; Bertolini, A. 1 ; Breier, R. 5 ; Bucci, C. 3 ; Burkhart, J. 6 ; Canonica, L. 7 ; D’Addabbo, A. 3 ; Lorenzo, S. Di 1 ; Einfalt, L. 2 ; Erb, A. 8 ; Feilitzsch, F. v. 9 ; Fichtinger, S. 6 ; Fuchs, D. 1 ; Garai, A. 1 ; Ghete, V. M. 6 ; Gorla, P. 3 ; Guillaumon, P. V. 3 ; Gupta, S. 6 ; Hauff, D. 1 ; Jes̆kovský, M. 5 ; Jochum, J. 10 ; Kaznacheeva, M. 9 ; Kinast, A. 9 ; Kluck, H. 6 ; Kraus, H. 11 ; Kuckuk, S. 10 ; Langenkämper, A. 1 ; Mancuso, M. 1 ; Marini, L. 12 ; Mauri, B. 1 ; Meyer, L. 10 ; Mokina, V. 6 ; Olmi, M. 3 ; Ortmann, T. 9 ; Pagliarone, C. 13 ; Pattavina, L. 14 ; Petricca, F. 1 ; Potzel, W. 9 ; Povinec, P. 5 ; Pröbst, F. 1 ; Pucci, F. 1 ; Reindl, F. 2 ; Rothe, J. 9 ; Schäffner, K. 1 ; Schieck, J. 2 ; Schönert, S. 9 ; Schwertner, C. 2 ; Stahlberg, M. 1 ; Stodolsky, L. 1 ; Strandhagen, C. 10 ; Strauss, R. 9 ; Usherov, I. 10 ; Wagner, F. 6 ; Willers, M. 9 ; Zema, V. 1 

1  Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, Munich, Germany (GRID:grid.435824.c) (ISNI:0000 0001 2375 0603) 
2  Institut für Hochenergiephysik der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Austria (GRID:grid.450258.e) (ISNI:0000 0004 0625 7405); Atominstitut, Technische Universität Wien, Wien, Austria (GRID:grid.5329.d) (ISNI:0000 0004 1937 0669) 
3  INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Assergi, Italy (GRID:grid.466877.c) (ISNI:0000 0001 2201 8832) 
4  Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, Munich, Germany (GRID:grid.435824.c) (ISNI:0000 0001 2375 0603); Also at: LIBPhys-UC, Departamento de Fisica, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (GRID:grid.8051.c) (ISNI:0000 0000 9511 4342) 
5  Comenius University, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Bratislava, Slovakia (GRID:grid.7634.6) (ISNI:0000000109409708) 
6  Institut für Hochenergiephysik der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Austria (GRID:grid.450258.e) (ISNI:0000 0004 0625 7405) 
7  Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, Munich, Germany (GRID:grid.435824.c) (ISNI:0000 0001 2375 0603); INFN, Sezione di Milano LASA, Milan, Italy (GRID:grid.470206.7) (ISNI:0000 0004 7471 9720) 
8  Technische Universität München, Physik-Department, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Garching, Germany (GRID:grid.6936.a) (ISNI:0000 0001 2322 2966); Also at: Walther-Meißner-Institut für Tieftemperaturforschung, Garching, Germany (GRID:grid.6936.a) 
9  Technische Universität München, Physik-Department, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Garching, Germany (GRID:grid.6936.a) (ISNI:0000 0001 2322 2966) 
10  Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany (GRID:grid.10392.39) (ISNI:0000 0001 2190 1447) 
11  University of Oxford, Department of Physics, Oxford, UK (GRID:grid.4991.5) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 8948) 
12  INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Assergi, Italy (GRID:grid.466877.c) (ISNI:0000 0001 2201 8832); Also at: GSSI-Gran Sasso Science Institute, L’Aquila, Italy (GRID:grid.466750.6) (ISNI:0000 0004 6005 2566) 
13  INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Assergi, Italy (GRID:grid.466877.c) (ISNI:0000 0001 2201 8832); Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, Also at: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Meccanica, Cassino, Italy (GRID:grid.21003.30) (ISNI:0000 0004 1762 1962) 
14  INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Assergi, Italy (GRID:grid.466877.c) (ISNI:0000 0001 2201 8832); Technische Universität München, Physik-Department, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Garching, Germany (GRID:grid.6936.a) (ISNI:0000 0001 2322 2966) 
Pages
324
Publication year
2024
Publication date
Mar 2024
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
14346044
e-ISSN
14346052
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-12647-3
ProQuest document ID
3003344502
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