We report on a blinded search for dark matter with single- and few-electron signals in the first science run of XENONnT relying on a novel detector response framework that is physics model dependent. We derive 90% confidence upper limits for dark matter-electron interactions. Heavy and light mediator cases are considered for the standard halo model and dark matter up-scattered in the Sun. We set stringent new limits on dark matter-electron scattering via a heavy mediator with a mass within 10-20 MeV/c2 and electron absorption of axionlike particles and dark photons for mχ below 0.03 keV/c2.

Search for Light Dark Matter in Low-Energy Ionization Signals from XENONnT

Aprile E.
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D'Andrea V.
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Di Donato C.
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Ferella A. D.
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Lombardi F.
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Macolino C.
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Melchiorre A.
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2025-01-01

Abstract

We report on a blinded search for dark matter with single- and few-electron signals in the first science run of XENONnT relying on a novel detector response framework that is physics model dependent. We derive 90% confidence upper limits for dark matter-electron interactions. Heavy and light mediator cases are considered for the standard halo model and dark matter up-scattered in the Sun. We set stringent new limits on dark matter-electron scattering via a heavy mediator with a mass within 10-20 MeV/c2 and electron absorption of axionlike particles and dark photons for mχ below 0.03 keV/c2.
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