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-ph2025
Refining the sensitivity of new physics searches with ancient minerals
Audrey Fung, Thalles Lucas, Levente Balogh +2
Paleodetection has been proposed as a competitive method for detecting dark matter and other new physics interactions, complementing conventional direct detection experiments. In t…
astro-ph.CO2024
Mineral Detection of Neutrinos and Dark Matter 2024. Proceedings
Sebastian Baum, Patrick Huber, Patrick Stengel +57
The second "Mineral Detection of Neutrinos and Dark Matter" (MDvDM'24) meeting was held January 8-11, 2024 in Arlington, VA, USA, hosted by Virginia Tech's Center for Neutrino Phys…