Speaker
Dr
Doojin Kim
(CERN)
Description
I will propose a new dark matter direct detection strategy under non-minimal
dark sector models. The main idea is to look for relativistic and inelastic
scattering signatures of dark matter. An incoming boosted dark matter
particle scatters off to a heavier unstable (dark-sector) state (if
kinematically allowed) which subsequently decays back into dark matter along
with lighter states including visible Standard Model particles. The expected
signature is an energetic recoil of the target particle associated with the
secondary decay product(s) from the heavier unstable state, which is quite
unique and distinguishable from potential backgrounds. I will discuss some
interesting phenomenology at several benchmark detectors/experiments.
