Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2005-10-04
Phys.Lett. B639 (2006) 218-222
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
13 pages, 2 tables
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.physletb.2006.03.037
It is shown that weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), which are possible cold dark matter candidates, can be studied by exclusive measurements of X-rays following WIMPs nuclear interactions. Inner-shell atomic electrons are ionized through WIMP-nuclear interaction, and then mono-energetic X-rays are emitted when they are filled by outer-shell electrons. The number of inner-shell holes amounts to as large as one per five nuclear recoils for K-shell and several per recoil for L-shell in the case of medium heavy target nuclei interacting with 100-300 GeV WIMPs. Then the K and L X-ray peaks show up in the 5-50 keV region. Consequently exclusive studies of the X-rays in coincidence with the nuclear recoils and the ionization electrons are found to provide excellent opportunities to detect WIMPs such as the Lightest Super Symmetric Particles (LSP)
Ejiri Hiro
Moustakidis Ch C.
Vergados John D.
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