Aprile, E., Aalbers, J., Agostini, F. et al. (118 more authors) (2017) Search for bosonic super-WIMP interactions with the XENON100 experiment. Physical Review D, 96 (12). 122002. ISSN: 2470-0010
Abstract
We present results of searches for vector and pseudoscalar bosonic super-weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), which are dark matter candidates with masses at the keV-scale, with the XENON100 experiment. XENON100 is a dual-phase xenon time projection chamber operated at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso. A profile likelihood analysis of data with an exposure of 224.6 live days ×34 kg showed no evidence for a signal above the expected background. We thus obtain new and stringent upper limits in the (8-125) keV/c2 mass range, excluding couplings to electrons with coupling constants of gae>3×10-13 for pseudo-scalar and α′/α>2×10-28 for vector super-WIMPs, respectively. These limits are derived under the assumption that super-WIMPs constitute all of the dark matter in our galaxy.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 American Physical Society. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Physical Review D. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Nuclear and Plasma Physics; Particle and High Energy Physics; Physical Sciences |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Swiss National Science Foundation 175863 |
Date Deposited: | 03 Oct 2025 10:10 |
Last Modified: | 03 Oct 2025 10:46 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Physical Society (APS) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1103/physrevd.96.122002 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:232514 |