3 papers
hep-ph2026
New Windows on Heavy Dark Matter: Mineral Melt Modelling and X-Ray Readout for Muscovite Mica
Yilda Boukhtouchen, Joseph Bramante, Andrew Buchanan +5
Muscovite mica is a translucent, layered silicate mineral whose basal cleavage, low radiogenic background, gigayear exposures, and demonstrated track retention over geological time…
hep-ph2026
Secluded Dark Composites and Remnant Binding Fields
Katarina Bleau, Yilda Boukhtouchen, Joseph Bramante +1
Dark matter may freeze-out and undergo composite assembly while decoupled from the Standard Model. In this secluded composite scenario, while individual dark matter particles may b…
hep-ph2026
Deconstructive Composite Dark Matter Detection
Yilda Boukhtouchen, Joseph Bramante, Christopher Cappiello +1
We investigate the detection of composite dark matter that disassembles into a cascade while crossing the Earth. This occurs for loosely bound composite dark matter, where the bind…