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Neutrino portals to MeV WIMPs with s-channel mediators
Nicole F. Bell, Matthew J. Dolan, Avirup Ghosh +1
Large-scale neutrino detectors currently under construction will have the unique ability to probe the annihilation of low-mass thermal-relic dark matter to neutrinos. This represen…
Heavy Dark Matter in White Dwarfs: Multiple-Scattering Capture and Thermalization
Nicole F. Bell, Giorgio Busoni, Sandra Robles +1
We present an improved treatment for the scattering of heavy dark matter from the ion constituents of a white dwarf. In the heavy dark matter regime, multiple collisions are requir…
Thermalization and Annihilation of Dark Matter in Neutron Stars
Nicole F. Bell, Giorgio Busoni, Sandra Robles +1
The capture of dark matter, and its subsequent annihilation, can heat old, isolated neutron stars. In order for kinetic heating to be achieved, the captured dark matter must underg…
Improved Treatment of Dark Matter Capture in Neutron Stars III: Nucleon and Exotic Targets
Filippo Anzuini, Nicole F. Bell, Giorgio Busoni +4
We consider the capture of dark matter (DM) in neutron stars via scattering on hadronic targets, including neutrons, protons and hyperons. We extend previous analyses by including…
Improved Treatment of Dark Matter Capture in White Dwarfs
Nicole F. Bell, Giorgio Busoni, Maura E. Ramirez-Quezada +2
White dwarfs, the most abundant stellar remnants, provide a promising means of probing dark matter (DM) interactions, complimentary to terrestrial searches. The scattering of dark…
Nucleon Structure and Strong Interactions in Dark Matter Capture in Neutron Stars
Nicole F. Bell, Giorgio Busoni, Theo F. Motta +3
We outline two important effects that are missing from most evaluations of the dark matter capture rate in neutron stars. As dark matter scattering with nucleons in the star involv…
Improved Treatment of Dark Matter Capture in Neutron Stars II: Leptonic Targets
Nicole F. Bell, Giorgio Busoni, Sandra Robles +1
Neutron stars harbour matter under extreme conditions, providing a unique testing ground for fundamental interactions. We recently developed an improved treatment of dark matter (D…
Improved Treatment of Dark Matter Capture in Neutron Stars
Nicole F. Bell, Giorgio Busoni, Sandra Robles +1
Neutron stars provide a cosmic laboratory to study the nature of dark matter particles and their interactions. Dark matter can be captured by neutron stars via scattering, where ki…