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Search for Dark Matter Ionization on the Night Side of Jupiter with Cassini
Carlos Blanco, Rebecca K. Leane
We present a new search for dark matter using planetary atmospheres. We point out that annihilating dark matter in planets can produce ionizing radiation, which can lead to excess…
Detecting Dark Matter Induced Power in Quantum Devices
Anirban Das, Noah Kurinsky, Rebecca K. Leane
In the past few years, many mesoscale systems have been proposed as possible detectors of sub-GeV dark matter particles. In this work, we point out the feasibility of probing dark…
Dark Matter Scattering Constraints from Observations of Stars Surrounding Sgr A*
Isabelle John, Rebecca K. Leane, Tim Linden
High resolution infrared data has revealed several young stars in close proximity to Sgr A*. These stars may encounter extremely high dark matter densities. We examine scenarios wh…
Milky Way White Dwarfs as Sub-GeV to Multi-TeV Dark Matter Detectors
Javier F. Acevedo, Rebecca K. Leane, Lillian Santos-Olmsted
We show that Milky Way white dwarfs are excellent targets for dark matter (DM) detection. Using Fermi and H.E.S.S. Galactic center gamma-ray data, we investigate sensitivity to DM…
Dark Matter Capture in Celestial Objects: Treatment Across Kinematic and Interaction Regimes
Rebecca K. Leane, Juri Smirnov
Signatures of dark matter in celestial objects have become of increasing interest due to their powerful detection prospects. To test any of these signatures, the fundamental quanti…
Evaporation Barrier for Dark Matter in Celestial Bodies
Javier F. Acevedo, Rebecca K. Leane, Juri Smirnov
The minimum testable dark matter (DM) mass for almost all DM signatures in celestial bodies is determined by the rate at which DM evaporates. DM evaporation has previously been cal…