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Plasmon-Enhanced Direct-Detection Method for Boosted Sub-MeV Dark Matter.

Zheng-Liang Liang¹, Liangliang Su², Lei Wu²

¹Beijing University of Chemical Technology, College of Mathematics and Physics, Beijing, 100029, China.

Physical Review Letters

|March 7, 2025

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This study explores using plasmon resonance in solid-state detectors to find light dark matter (DM). Researchers established conditions for DM to induce plasmon resonance, setting new limits on sub-MeV dark matter-electron scattering.

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Area of Science:

Physics
Astrophysics
Particle Physics

Background:

Dark matter (DM) detection remains a significant challenge in physics.
Plasmons, collective electronic excitations in solids, offer a novel detection mechanism.
Existing frameworks often assume non-relativistic DM, limiting applicability to light DM candidates.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the potential of plasmon resonance for detecting light dark matter (DM).
To generalize the collective excitation framework for relativistic DM.
To establish new experimental limits on sub-MeV DM-electron scattering.

Main Methods:

Developed theoretical conditions for DM-induced plasmon resonance, including relativistic velocities.
Extended the collective excitation model to accommodate relativistic DM.
Analyzed data from the SENSEI experiment utilizing skipper CCDs.

Main Results:

Identified conditions for light DM to produce plasmon resonance.
Demonstrated enhanced plasmon resonance in cosmic ray-boosted DM scenarios with light mediators.
Achieved a strong new limit on the sub-MeV DM-electron scattering cross section.

Conclusions:

Plasmon resonance is a viable and sensitive method for detecting light dark matter.
The generalized framework accommodates relativistic DM, broadening detection prospects.
The SENSEI experiment provides stringent constraints on light DM interactions.