Dark Matter Interpretations for Direct Detection

Session

Afternoon Session

9 Aug 2016, 13:30

Lincoln College, Oxford

9. Dark matter effective field theory scattering in the XE100 detector

Ran Itay

09/08/2016, 13:30

10. Prospects for dark matter detection with inelastic transitions of xenon

Christopher McCabe

09/08/2016, 14:00

Dark matter can scatter and excite a nucleus to a low-lying excitation in a direct detection experiment. This signature is distinct from the canonical elastic scattering signal because the inelastic signal also contains the energy deposited from the subsequent prompt de-excitation of the nucleus. A measurement of the elastic and inelastic signal will allow a single experiment to distinguish...

11. Leading corrections to spin-independent WIMP scattering off nuclei

Javier Menéndez

09/08/2016, 14:30

6. EFT/simplified models

Mr Uli Haisch (Oxford University)

09/08/2016, 15:30

14. Impact of astrophysical uncertainties on WIMP direct detection

Prof. Anne Green (University of Nottingham)

09/08/2016, 16:00

13. Quantifying compatibility among WIMP direct search data in a halo-independent way

Ji-haeng Huh

09/08/2016, 16:30

We propose a novel halo-independent way of reporting the level of compatibility among WIMP direct search data sets. The main ingredient of the method is 'plausibility region', where any halo-function that can bring a certain level of compatibility should be fully contained in. The construction of the region is based on a new test statistic called "constrained parameter goodness-of-fit", which...

15. Dark Matter Detectors and the Neutrino Wall

Malcolm Fairbairn

09/08/2016, 17:00

16. closeout/discussion

09/08/2016, 17:30