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Large-scale nuclear structure calculations for spin-dependent WIMP scattering with chiral effective field theory currents

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We perform state-of-the-art large-scale shell-model calculations of the structure factors for elastic spin-dependent WIMP scattering off 129,131Xe, 127I, 73Ge, 19F, 23Na, 27Al, and 29Si. This comprehensive survey covers the non-zero-spin nuclei relevant to direct dark matter detection. We include a pedagogical presentation of the formalism necessary to describe elastic and inelastic WIMP-nucleus scattering. The valence spaces and nuclear interactions employed have been previously used in nuclear structure calculations for these mass regions and yield a good spectroscopic description of these isotopes. We use spin-dependent WIMP-nucleus currents based on chiral effective field theory (EFT) at the one-body level and including the leading long-range two-body currents due to pion exchange, which are predicted in chiral EFT. Results for all structure factors are provided with theoretical error bands due to the nuclear uncertainties of WIMP currents in nuclei.

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Probing the Solar $^8$B Neutrino Fog with XENONnT

hep-ex · 2026-04-07 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

XENONnT measures solar 8B neutrino coherent scattering at 3.3 sigma, finds no light dark matter, and constrains the weak mixing angle at low momentum transfer.

Boosted Dark Matter from Sagittarius A$^\star$

hep-ph · 2026-06-29 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

The nuclear star cluster around Sgr A* is the dominant source of gravitationally boosted dark matter in the Milky Way, with particles up to ~25,000 km/s that enhance sub-GeV detection prospects independently of the DM model.

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  • Probing the Solar $^8$B Neutrino Fog with XENONnT hep-ex · 2026-04-07 · unverdicted · none · ref 61

    XENONnT measures solar 8B neutrino coherent scattering at 3.3 sigma, finds no light dark matter, and constrains the weak mixing angle at low momentum transfer.

  • Boosted Dark Matter from Sagittarius A$^\star$ hep-ph · 2026-06-29 · unverdicted · none · ref 66 · internal anchor

    The nuclear star cluster around Sgr A* is the dominant source of gravitationally boosted dark matter in the Milky Way, with particles up to ~25,000 km/s that enhance sub-GeV detection prospects independently of the DM model.