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  • Particle Physics
  • Astrophysics
  • Cosmology

Background:

  • The nature of dark matter (DM) remains one of the most significant unsolved problems in physics.
  • Direct detection experiments search for DM particles interacting with terrestrial detectors.
  • The interaction of DM with solar material has been proposed as a potential signal amplification mechanism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of DM-electron scattering within the solar interior on the detectable DM spectrum.
  • To derive new constraints on the DM-electron scattering cross-section (σe) for light DM particles.
  • To project the sensitivity of future low-threshold direct detection experiments.

Main Methods:

  • Numerical simulation of the reflected DM flux after interaction within the Sun.
  • Calculation of the expected signal from DM scattering on detector electrons.
  • Analysis of existing data from XENON10/100, LUX, PandaX-II, and XENON1T experiments.

Main Results:

  • Light DM particles (MeV/c² range) scattering off electrons in the Sun produce a hardened spectrum detectable on Earth.
  • The reflected DM component can be significantly more energetic than the ambient galactic DM.
  • New constraints on σe in the MeV and sub-MeV mass ranges were derived.

Conclusions:

  • The Sun can act as a "reflector" for light dark matter, enhancing its detectability.
  • Existing direct detection experiments provide valuable constraints on light DM properties.
  • Future low-threshold experiments hold promise for further probing this dark matter interaction channel.