4 papers
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…
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…
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…
Dark Matter-Induced Baryonic Feedback in Galaxies
Javier F. Acevedo, Haipeng An, Yilda Boukhtouchen +3
We demonstrate that non-gravitational interactions between dark matter and baryonic matter can affect structural properties of galaxies. Detailed galaxy simulations and analytic es…