Taking Halo-independent dark matter methods out of the bin

44Citations
Citations of this article
14Readers
Mendeley users who have this article in their library.

This article is free to access.

Abstract

We develop a new halo-independent strategy for analyzing emerging DM hints, utilizing the method of extended maximum likelihood. This approach does not require the binning of events, making it uniquely suited to the analysis of emerging DM direct detection hints. It determines a preferred envelope, at a given confidence level, for the DM velocity integral which best fits the data using all available information and can be used even in the case of a single anomalous scattering event. All of the halo-independent information from a direct detection result may then be presented in a single plot, allowing simple comparisons between multiple experiments. This results in the halo-independent analogue of the usual mass and cross-section plots found in typical direct detection analyses, where limit curves may be compared with best-fit regions in halo-space. The method is straightforward to implement, using already-established techniques, and its utility is demonstrated through the first unbinned halo-independent comparison of the three anomalous events observed in the CDMS-Si detector with recent limits from the LUX experiment.

Cite

CITATION STYLE

APA

Fox, P. J., Kahn, Y., & McCullough, M. (2014). Taking Halo-independent dark matter methods out of the bin. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2014(10). https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2014/10/076

Register to see more suggestions

Mendeley helps you to discover research relevant for your work.

Already have an account?

Save time finding and organizing research with Mendeley

Sign up for free