Hunting On- and Off-Axis for Light Dark Matter with DUNE-PRISM

Abstract

We explore the sensitivity of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) near detector and the proposed DUNE-PRISM movable near detector to sub-GeV dark matter, specifically scalar dark matter coupled to the Standard Model via a sub-GeV dark photon. We consider dark matter produced in the DUNE target that travels to the detector and scatters off electrons. By combining searches for dark matter at many off-axis positions with DUNE-PRISM, sensitivity to this scenario can be much stronger than when performing a measurement at one on-axis position.

arXiv comment16 pages (including 5 appendices), 11 figures. Version 2 matches published version with significant rearrangement of results (results unchanged). Version 1 contains nuclear scattering results not present in v2

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