{"arxiv_id":"hep-ph/0401151","title":"The role of ionization electrons in direct dark matter detection","abstract":"In this paper we estimate the event rates of neutralino-nucleus scattering leading to electron emission by the atomic ionization.\n  We find that the branching ratio for detecting electrons vis a vis the traditional neutralino nucleus elastic scattering sensitively depends on the threshold energy. In the case of a light target and a neutralino mass of 100 GeV we estimate it to be around 10 percent assuming a reasonable threshold energy of 250 eV.","primary_cat":"hep-ph","cross_cats":[],"submitted_at":"2004-01-21T07:41:19+00:00","latest_version":3,"source":"arxiv","source_label":"arXiv","source_url":null,"has_pdf":true,"has_source":false,"verdict":"CONDITIONAL","confidence":"MODERATE","one_line_summary":"For a 100 GeV neutralino on neon, ionization electrons accompany nuclear recoils about 10% of the time at a 250 eV threshold, giving a potential second detection channel.","novelty_score":6.0,"correctness_risk":"medium","formal_verification":"none","upvotes":0,"downvotes":0,"pith_score":0,"inbound_count":23,"_links":{"html":"https://pith.science/paper/hep-ph/0401151","verdict":"/api/v1/verdicts/hep-ph/0401151"}}