Search for dark matter in the form of hidden photons and axion-like particles in the XMASS detector

XMASS Collaboration

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Abstract

Hidden photons and axion-like particles are candidates for cold dark matter if they were produced non-thermally in the early universe. We conducted a search for both of these bosons using 800 live-days of data from the XMASS detector with 327 kg of liquid xenon in the fiducial volume. No significant signal was observed, and thus we set constraints on the α/α parameter related to kinetic mixing of hidden photons and the coupling constant gAe of axion-like particles in the mass range from 40 to 120 keV/c2, resulting in α/α<6×10−26 and gAe<4×10−13. These limits are the most stringent over this mass range derived from both direct and indirect searches to date.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)153-158
Number of pages6
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume787
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018 Dec 10
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Axion-like particle
  • Dark matter
  • Hidden photon
  • Liquid xenon
  • Low background

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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