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Towards Quantum-Dot Detectors as Barcodes for Dark Matter Interactions
Marek Matas, Andrea Gallo Rosso, Antonio Cammarata +6
Quantum dots are tunable semiconductor nanocrystals that can be produced at industrial scales. We present the first ab initio calculation of the scattering of dark matter on electr…
The Migdal effect in Semiconductors for the Effective Field Theory of Dark Matter Direct Detection
Kim V. Berghaus, Rouven Essig, Megan H. McDuffie
The Migdal effect in semiconductors, prompt ionization from a primary nuclear scattering event, can be described across all kinematic regimes using an effective field theory that e…
The Dark Photon: a 2026 Perspective
Andrea Caputo, Rouven Essig
We give a pedagogical overview of dark photons. We describe the theory and their importance in particle physics research, and discuss searches using laboratory, astrophysical, and…
Pushing the Limits of Atomic Dark Matter: First-Principles Recombination Rates and Cosmological Constraints
Jared Barron, Rouven Essig, Megan H. McDuffie +2
Minimal atomic dark matter with its distinctive cooling mechanisms offers an instructive framework for understanding the potential impact of dark matter on small-scale structure fo…
Solar reflection of dark matter with dark-photon mediators
Timon Emken, Rouven Essig, Hailin Xu
We consider the scattering of low-mass halo dark-matter particles in the hot plasma of the Sun, focusing on dark matter that interact with ordinary matter through a dark-photon med…
Feedback in the dark: a critical examination of CMB bounds on primordial black holes
Dominic Agius, Rouven Essig, Daniele Gaggero +3
If present in the early universe, primordial black holes (PBHs) will accrete matter and emit high-energy photons, altering the statistical properties of the {Cosmic Microwave Backg…