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most citedFirst Constraints from DAMIC-M on Sub-GeV Dark-Matter Particles Interacting with Electrons

117 citations · 214 across the 14 of their papers we have counts for

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15 papers

hep-ex2026

Constraints on Sub-MeV Dark Matter from Solar Reflection with DAMIC-M

K. Aggarwal, I. Arnquist, N. Avalos +41

The Sun acts as a natural dark matter accelerator. Galactic halo particles scattering in the solar plasma emerge with velocities well beyond the Galactic escape speed, providing a…

astro-ph.IM2026

In situ cryogenic characterization of proton damage in thick p-channel skipper CCDs

Brandon M. Roach, Brenda Cervantes Vergara, Alex Drlica-Wagner +14

Skipper charge-coupled devices (CCDs) are an offshoot of standard silicon pixel detectors and are capable of performing repeated non-destructive charge measurements, enabling deepl…

physics.ins-det2026

X-ray Response of the Fully-Depleted, p-Channel SiSeRO-CCD

Julian Cuevas-Zepeda, Joseph Noonan, Claudio Chavez +6

We present an X-ray characterization of a fully depleted, 725 m thick p-channel SiSeRO-CCD. Measurements with a Fe source yield an energy resolution of eV ($…

hep-ex2025

Daily Modulation Constraints on Light Dark Matter with DAMIC-M

K. Aggarwal, I. Arnquist, N. Avalos +40

The flux of Hidden Sector particles from the Galactic halo reaching an underground detector can be significantly attenuated by interactions within the Earth for sufficiently large…

physics.ins-det2025

First Production of Skipper-CCD Modules for the DAMIC-M Experiment

H. Lin, M. Traina, S. Paul +65

The DAMIC-M experiment will search for sub-GeV dark matter particles with a large array of silicon skipper charge-coupled devices (CCDs) at the Modane Underground Laboratory (LSM)…

physics.ins-det2025

A compact, low-power epithermal neutron counter for lunar water detection

Julian Cuevas-Zepeda, Phoenix Alpine, Brenda A. Cervantes-Vergara +7

The detection and characterization of lunar water are critical for enabling sustainable human and robotic exploration of the Moon. Orbital neutron spectrometers, such as instrument…

physics.ins-det2025

Automating Sensor Characterization with Bayesian Optimization

J. Cuevas-Zepeda, C. Chavez, J. Estrada +6

The development of novel instrumentation requires an iterative cycle with three stages: design, prototyping, and testing. Recent advancements in simulation and nanofabrication tech…

hep-ex2025★ 28 cited

Probing Benchmark Models of Hidden-Sector Dark Matter with DAMIC-M

M Collaboration, K. Aggarwal, I. Arnquist +39

We report on a search for sub-GeV dark matter (DM) particles interacting with electrons using the DAMIC-M prototype detector at the Modane Underground Laboratory. The data feature…

physics.ins-det2024★ 7 cited

The DAMIC-M Low Background Chamber

I. Arnquist, N. Avalos, P. Bailly +66

The DArk Matter In CCDs at Modane (DAMIC-M) experiment is designed to search for light dark matter (m<10\,GeV/c) at the Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane (LSM) in France. DA…

physics.ins-det2023★ 1 cited

Nuclear Recoil Identification in a Scientific Charge-Coupled Device

K. J. McGuire, A. E. Chavarria, N. Castello-Mor +19

Charge-coupled devices (CCDs) are a leading technology in direct dark matter searches because of their eV-scale energy threshold and high spatial resolution. The sensitivity of fut…

hep-ex2023★ 22 cited

Search for Daily Modulation of MeV Dark Matter Signals with DAMIC-M

I. Arnquist, N. Avalos, D. Baxter +37

Dark Matter (DM) particles with sufficiently large cross sections may scatter as they travel through Earth's bulk. The corresponding changes in the DM flux give rise to a character…

astro-ph.CO2023★ 15 cited

Confirmation of the spectral excess in DAMIC at SNOLAB with skipper CCDs

A. Aguilar-Arevalo, I. Arnquist, N. Avalos +69

We present results from a 3.25 kg-day target exposure of two silicon charge-coupled devices (CCDs), each with 24 megapixels and skipper readout, deployed in the DAMIC setup at SNOL…

hep-ex2023★ 117 cited

First Constraints from DAMIC-M on Sub-GeV Dark-Matter Particles Interacting with Electrons

I. Arnquist, N. Avalos, D. Baxter +42

We report constraints on sub-GeV dark matter particles interacting with electrons from the first underground operation of DAMIC-M detectors. The search is performed with an integra…

hep-ex2022

The DAMIC-M Experiment: Status and First Results

I. Arnquist, N. Avalos, P. Bailly +69

The DAMIC-M (DArk Matter In CCDs at Modane) experiment employs thick, fully depleted silicon charged-coupled devices (CCDs) to search for dark matter particles with a target exposu…

physics.ins-det2022★ 24 cited

Precision measurement of Compton scattering in silicon with a skipper CCD for dark matter detection

D. Norcini, N. Castello-Mor, D. Baxter +41

Experiments aiming to directly detect dark matter through particle recoils can achieve energy thresholds of . In this regime, ionization signals from s…