First Direct Detection Constraints on Planck-Scale Mass Dark Matter with Multiple-Scatter Signatures Using the DEAP-3600 Detector

P. Adhikari; R. Ajaj; M. Alpízar-Venegas; D. J. Auty; H. Benmansour; C. E. Bina; W. Bonivento; M. G. Boulay; M. Cadeddu; B. Cai; M. Cárdenas-Montes; S. Cavuoti; Y. Chen; B. T. Cleveland; J. M. Corning; S. Daugherty; P. DelGobbo; P. Di Stefano; L. Doria; M. Dunford; E. Ellingwood; A. Erlandson; S. S. Farahani; N. Fatemighomi; G. Fiorillo; D. Gallacher; P. García Abia; S. Garg; P. Giampa; D. Goeldi; P. Gorel; K. Graham; A. Grobov; A. L. Hallin; M. Hamstra; T. Hugues; A. Ilyasov; A. Joy; B. Jigmeddorj; C. J. Jillings; O. Kamaev; G. Kaur; A. Kemp; I. Kochanek; M. Kuzniak; M. Lai; S. Langrock; B. Lehnert; A. Leonhardt; N. Levashko; X. Li; M. Lissia; O. Litvinov; J. Lock; G. Longo; I. Machulin; A. B. McDonald; T. McElroy; J. B. McLaughlin; C. Mielnichuk; L. Mirasola; J. Monroe; G. Oliviéro; S. Pal; S. J.M. Peeters; M. Perry; V. Pesudo; E. Picciau; M. C. Piro; T. R. Pollmann; N. Raj; E. T. Rand; C. Rethmeier; F. Retière; I. Rodríguez-García; L. Roszkowski; J. B. Ruhland; E. Sanchez García; T. Sánchez-Pastor; R. Santorelli; S. Seth; D. Sinclair; P. Skensved; B. Smith; N. J.T. Smith; T. Sonley; R. Stainforth; M. Stringer; B. Sur; E. Vázquez-Jáuregui; S. Viel; J. Walding; M. Waqar; M. Ward; S. Westerdale; J. Willis; A. Zuñiga-Reyes

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.011801

First Direct Detection Constraints on Planck-Scale Mass Dark Matter with Multiple-Scatter Signatures Using the DEAP-3600 Detector

P. Adhikari
, R. Ajaj
, M. Alpízar-Venegas
, D. J. Auty
, H. Benmansour
, C. E. Bina
, W. Bonivento
, M. G. Boulay
, M. Cadeddu
, B. Cai
, M. Cárdenas-Montes
, S. Cavuoti
, Y. Chen
, B. T. Cleveland
, J. M. Corning
, S. Daugherty
, P. DelGobbo
, P. Di Stefano
, L. Doria
, M. Dunford

E. Ellingwood, A. Erlandson, S. S. Farahani, N. Fatemighomi, G. Fiorillo, D. Gallacher, P. García Abia, S. Garg, P. Giampa, D. Goeldi, P. Gorel, K. Graham, A. Grobov, A. L. Hallin, M. Hamstra, T. Hugues, A. Ilyasov, A. Joy, B. Jigmeddorj, C. J. Jillings, O. Kamaev, G. Kaur, A. Kemp, I. Kochanek, M. Kuzniak, M. Lai, S. Langrock, B. Lehnert, A. Leonhardt, N. Levashko, X. Li, M. Lissia, O. Litvinov, J. Lock, G. Longo, I. Machulin, A. B. McDonald, T. McElroy, J. B. McLaughlin, C. Mielnichuk, L. Mirasola, J. Monroe, G. Oliviéro, S. Pal, S. J.M. Peeters, M. Perry, V. Pesudo, E. Picciau, M. C. Piro, T. R. Pollmann, N. Raj, E. T. Rand, C. Rethmeier, F. Retière, I. Rodríguez-García, L. Roszkowski, J. B. Ruhland, E. Sanchez García, T. Sánchez-Pastor, R. Santorelli, S. Seth, D. Sinclair, P. Skensved, B. Smith, N. J.T. Smith, T. Sonley, R. Stainforth, M. Stringer, B. Sur, E. Vázquez-Jáuregui, S. Viel, J. Walding, M. Waqar, M. Ward, S. Westerdale, J. Willis, A. Zuñiga-Reyes

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Dark matter with Planck-scale mass (?1019 GeV/c2) arises in well-motivated theories and could be produced by several cosmological mechanisms. A search for multiscatter signals from supermassive dark matter was performed with a blind analysis of data collected over a 813 d live time with DEAP-3600, a 3.3 t single-phase liquid argon-based detector at SNOLAB. No candidate signals were observed, leading to the first direct detection constraints on Planck-scale mass dark matter. Leading limits constrain dark matter masses between 8.3×106 and 1.2×1019 GeV/c2, and Ar40-scattering cross sections between 1.0×10-23 and 2.4×10-18 cm2. These results are interpreted as constraints on composite dark matter models with two different nucleon-to-nuclear cross section scalings.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	011801
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	128
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.011801
State	Published - Jan 7 2022
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Adhikari, P., Ajaj, R., Alpízar-Venegas, M., Auty, D. J., Benmansour, H., Bina, C. E., Bonivento, W., Boulay, M. G., Cadeddu, M., Cai, B., Cárdenas-Montes, M., Cavuoti, S., Chen, Y., Cleveland, B. T., Corning, J. M., Daugherty, S., DelGobbo, P., Di Stefano, P., Doria, L., ... Zuñiga-Reyes, A. (2022). First Direct Detection Constraints on Planck-Scale Mass Dark Matter with Multiple-Scatter Signatures Using the DEAP-3600 Detector. Physical review letters, 128(1), Article 011801. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.011801

Adhikari, P, Ajaj, R, Alpízar-Venegas, M, Auty, DJ, Benmansour, H, Bina, CE, Bonivento, W, Boulay, MG, Cadeddu, M, Cai, B, Cárdenas-Montes, M, Cavuoti, S, Chen, Y, Cleveland, BT, Corning, JM, Daugherty, S, DelGobbo, P, Di Stefano, P, Doria, L, Dunford, M, Ellingwood, E, Erlandson, A, Farahani, SS, Fatemighomi, N, Fiorillo, G, Gallacher, D, García Abia, P, Garg, S, Giampa, P, Goeldi, D, Gorel, P, Graham, K, Grobov, A, Hallin, AL, Hamstra, M, Hugues, T, Ilyasov, A, Joy, A, Jigmeddorj, B, Jillings, CJ, Kamaev, O, Kaur, G, Kemp, A, Kochanek, I, Kuzniak, M, Lai, M, Langrock, S, Lehnert, B, Leonhardt, A, Levashko, N, Li, X, Lissia, M, Litvinov, O, Lock, J, Longo, G, Machulin, I, McDonald, AB, McElroy, T, McLaughlin, JB, Mielnichuk, C, Mirasola, L, Monroe, J, Oliviéro, G, Pal, S, Peeters, SJM, Perry, M, Pesudo, V, Picciau, E, Piro, MC, Pollmann, TR, Raj, N, Rand, ET, Rethmeier, C, Retière, F, Rodríguez-García, I, Roszkowski, L, Ruhland, JB, Sanchez García, E, Sánchez-Pastor, T, Santorelli, R, Seth, S, Sinclair, D, Skensved, P, Smith, B, Smith, NJT, Sonley, T, Stainforth, R, Stringer, M, Sur, B, Vázquez-Jáuregui, E, Viel, S, Walding, J, Waqar, M, Ward, M, Westerdale, S, Willis, J & Zuñiga-Reyes, A 2022, 'First Direct Detection Constraints on Planck-Scale Mass Dark Matter with Multiple-Scatter Signatures Using the DEAP-3600 Detector', Physical review letters, vol. 128, no. 1, 011801. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.011801

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AU - Auty, D. J.

AU - Benmansour, H.

AU - Bina, C. E.

AU - Bonivento, W.

AU - Boulay, M. G.

AU - Cadeddu, M.

AU - Cai, B.

AU - Cárdenas-Montes, M.

AU - Cavuoti, S.

AU - Chen, Y.

AU - Cleveland, B. T.

AU - Corning, J. M.

AU - Daugherty, S.

AU - DelGobbo, P.

AU - Di Stefano, P.

AU - Doria, L.

AU - Dunford, M.

AU - Ellingwood, E.

AU - Erlandson, A.

AU - Farahani, S. S.

AU - Fatemighomi, N.

AU - Fiorillo, G.

AU - Gallacher, D.

AU - García Abia, P.

AU - Garg, S.

AU - Giampa, P.

AU - Goeldi, D.

AU - Gorel, P.

AU - Graham, K.

AU - Grobov, A.

AU - Hallin, A. L.

AU - Hamstra, M.

AU - Hugues, T.

AU - Ilyasov, A.

AU - Joy, A.

AU - Jigmeddorj, B.

AU - Jillings, C. J.

AU - Kamaev, O.

AU - Kaur, G.

AU - Kemp, A.

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AU - Kuzniak, M.

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AU - Langrock, S.

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AU - Leonhardt, A.

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AU - Li, X.

AU - Lissia, M.

AU - Litvinov, O.

AU - Lock, J.

AU - Longo, G.

AU - Machulin, I.

AU - McDonald, A. B.

AU - McElroy, T.

AU - McLaughlin, J. B.

AU - Mielnichuk, C.

AU - Mirasola, L.

AU - Monroe, J.

AU - Oliviéro, G.

AU - Pal, S.

AU - Peeters, S. J.M.

AU - Perry, M.

AU - Pesudo, V.

AU - Picciau, E.

AU - Piro, M. C.

AU - Pollmann, T. R.

AU - Raj, N.

AU - Rand, E. T.

AU - Rethmeier, C.

AU - Retière, F.

AU - Rodríguez-García, I.

AU - Roszkowski, L.

AU - Ruhland, J. B.

AU - Sanchez García, E.

AU - Sánchez-Pastor, T.

AU - Santorelli, R.

AU - Seth, S.

AU - Sinclair, D.

AU - Skensved, P.

AU - Smith, B.

AU - Smith, N. J.T.

AU - Sonley, T.

AU - Stainforth, R.

AU - Stringer, M.

AU - Sur, B.

AU - Vázquez-Jáuregui, E.

AU - Viel, S.

AU - Walding, J.

AU - Waqar, M.

AU - Ward, M.

AU - Westerdale, S.

AU - Willis, J.

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