Searching for solar KDAR with DUNE

The DUNE collaboration

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Abstract

The observation of 236 MeV muon neutrinos from kaon-decay-at-rest (KDAR) originating in the core of the Sun would provide a unique signature of dark matter annihilation. Since excellent angle and energy reconstruction are necessary to detect this monoenergetic, directional neutrino flux, DUNE with its vast volume and reconstruction capabilities, is a promising candidate for a KDAR neutrino search. In this work, we evaluate the proposed KDAR neutrino search strategies by realistically modeling both neutrino-nucleus interactions and the response of DUNE. We find that, although reconstruction of the neutrino energy and direction is difficult with current techniques in the relevant energy range, the superb energy resolution, angular resolution, and particle identification offered by DUNE can still permit great signal/background discrimination. Moreover, there are non-standard scenarios in which searches at DUNE for KDAR in the Sun can probe dark matter interactions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number065
JournalJournal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Volume2021
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2021

Keywords

  • Dark matter theory
  • Neutrino detectors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

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