Accelerating Composite Dark Matter Discovery with Nuclear Recoils and the Migdal Effect

Abstract

Large composite dark matter states source a scalar binding field that, when coupled to Standard Model nucleons, provides a potential under which nuclei recoil and accelerate to energies capable of ionization, radiation, and thermonuclear reactions. We show that these dynamics are detectable for nucleon couplings as small as $g_n\sim 10^{-17}$ at dark matter experiments, where the greatest sensitivity is attained by considering the Migdal effect. We also explore Type-Ia supernovae and planetary heating as possible means to discover this type of dark matter.

arXiv comment43 pages, 2 figures, PRD version

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