Miscellaneous Results from Underground Dark Matter Searches

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VALUE CL% DOCUMENT ID TECN  COMMENT
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ADHIKARI
2022
DEAP Planck scale DM multiple scatter on ${}^{}\mathrm {Ar}$
2
ADHIKARI
2022D
 NAI COSINE-100 annual modulation DM search
3
DAI
2022A
 CDEX MeV scale exotic DM
4
GU
2022
PNDX absorption of fermion DM
5
ZHANG
2022
PNDX light DM search
6
AKERIB
2021B
 LUX limits on WIMP EFT couplings
7
AMARE
2021
ANAI annual modulation on ${}^{}\mathrm {NaI}$
8
WANG
2021K
 CDEX DM effective operator limits
9
AGOSTINI
2020
HPGE keV-MeV scale super-WIMP absorption in ${}^{}\mathrm {Ge}$
10
ANDRIANAVALOM..
2020
FUNK hidden photon DM search
11
CLARK
2020
superheavy MIMP DM
12
ABRAMOFF
2019
SENS MeV DM ${{\mathit e}}-{}^{}\mathrm {Si}$; dark photon ${}^{}\mathrm {Si}$ absorption
13
ADHIKARI
2019
C100 annual modulation ${}^{}\mathrm {Na}{}^{}\mathrm {I}$
14
AMARE
2019
ANAI annual modulation ${}^{}\mathrm {NaI}$
$<6.4 \times 10^{-10}$ 90 15
APRILE
2019
XE1T ${{\mathit \pi}}$ (${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$)
16
BRINGMANN
2019
cosmic ray DM
17
BRUNE
2019
Majoran DM
18
CHOI
2019
THEO 290 TeV IceCube ${{\mathit \nu}}$
19
HA
2019
C100 inelastic boosted dark ${{\mathit \gamma}}$
20
KLOPF
2019
${{\mathit n}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit \chi}}{{\mathit e}^{+}}{{\mathit e}^{-}}$
21
AARTSEN
2018D
 ICCB relic WIMP ${{\mathit \chi}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit \nu}}$ ${{\mathit X}}$
22
ABE
2018F
 XMAS ${{\mathit A}^{\,'}}$ ${{\mathit e}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit A}^{\,'}}{{\mathit e}}$
23
AGNES
2018B
 DS50 ${}^{}\mathrm {Ar}$
24
AGNESE
2018B
 SCDM MeV DM ${{\mathit e}}-{}^{}\mathrm {Si}$; dark photon ${}^{}\mathrm {Si}$ absorption
25
AKERIB
2018A
 LUX ${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$
26
ARMENGAUD
2018
EDE3 ${}^{}\mathrm {Ge}$
27
KACHULIS
2018
SKAM boosted DM on ${{\mathit e}}$
$<1 \times 10^{-12}$ 90 28
AGUILAR-AREVA..
2017
DMIC ${{\mathit \gamma}^{\,'}}$ on ${}^{}\mathrm {Si}$
29
APRILE
2017
X100 ${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$
30
APRILE
2017D
 X100 ${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$
31
APRILE
2017H
 X100 keV bosonic DM search
32
APRILE
2017K
 X100 ${{\mathit \chi}}$ ${{\mathit N}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit \chi}^{*}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit \chi}}{{\mathit \gamma}}$
$<4 \times 10^{-3}$ 90 33
ANGLOHER
2016A
 CRES ${}^{}\mathrm {Ca}{}^{}\mathrm {W}{}^{}\mathrm {O}_{4}$
34
APRILE
2015
X100 Event rate modulation
35
APRILE
2015A
 X100 Electron scattering
1  ADHIKARI 2022 search for multiple scatter of Planck scale DM on ${}^{}\mathrm {Ar}$ using DEAP detector. No signal observed. Limits placed in mass vs. cross section plane for m(DM): $10^{7} - 10^{19}$ GeV.
2  ADHIKARI 2022D report search for annual modulation signal of DM in a 173 kg$\cdot{}$yr exposure of ${}^{}\mathrm {NaI}$; result consistent with both the modulation amplitude reported by DAMA/LIBRA and no-modulation .
3  DAI 2022A search for MeV-scale exotic DM interaction with ${}^{}\mathrm {Ge}$; no signal observed; limits set in m(DM) vs. cross section plane for m(DM) $\sim{}$ $5 - 60$ MeV in simplified model.
4  GU 2022 use PANDAX to search for absorption of fermionic DM in MeV range in ${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$; no signal observed; limits set in m(DM) vs. cross section plane for m(DM) $\sim{}$ $30 - 125$ MeV.
5  ZHANG 2022 search for light DM scatter on ${{\mathit e}}$; no signal observed; limits placed in $\sigma \cdot{}v$ vs. m(DM) plane for m(DM) $\sim{}$ $10 - 180$ keV.
6  AKERIB 2021B place limits on 15 WIMP non-relativistic EFT couplings for m(DM): $10 - 4000$ GeV using 3.14 kg d exposure.
7  AMARE 2021 search for WIMP annual modulation signal on ${}^{}\mathrm {NaI}$ target in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory (LSC). With an effective exposure of 313.95 kg y, and a sensitivity of 2.5 ${{\mathit \sigma}}$ no signal is observed. Incompatible with DAMA/LIBRA at 3.3 ${{\mathit \sigma}}$ level.
8  WANG 2021K use CDEX detector to search for WIMP dark matter scatter on ${}^{}\mathrm {Ge}$; no signal observed; limits placed on 14 non-relativistic effective operators along with WIMP-pion coupling for m(WIMP) $\sim{}$ $3 - 20$ GeV.
9  AGOSTINI 2020 search for keV$-$MeV scale super-WIMP absorption in ${}^{}\mathrm {Ge}$ in GERDA; no signal; limits placed on keV$-$MeV scale bosonic superWIMPs in coupling vs. mass plane.
10  ANDRIANAVALOMAHEFA 2020 search for hidden photon DM in eV range; place limits in m(DM) vs ln(${{\mathit \chi}}$) plane: exclude coupling ${{\mathit \chi}}{ {}\lesssim{} }$ $1 \times 10^{-12}$ for m(DM) $\sim{}$ $2.5 - 7$ eV.
11  CLARK 2020 use Majorana and Xe-1-ton data to constrain superheavy multply interacting dark matter (MIMP) in range m$\sim{}$ $10^{8} - 10^{17}$ GeV depending on interaction cross section.
12  ABRAMOFF 2019 search for MeV scale DM via DM$−{{\mathit e}}$ scattering and dark photon DM via absorption in ${}^{}\mathrm {Si}$; limits set in coupling vs. m(${{\mathit \chi}}$) plane and on dark photon in m(${{\mathit A}}$) vs. kinetic mixing parameter plane.
13  ADHIKARI 2019 search for annual modulation signal from WIMP scatter on ${}^{}\mathrm {Na}{}^{}\mathrm {I}$ with 1.7 yr exposure; result consistent with both DAMA/LIBRA and null hypothesis.
14  AMARE 2019 is ANAIS-112 search for WIMP scatter annual modulation on ${}^{}\mathrm {NaI}$; 157.55 kg yr exposure; result compatible with null hypothesis; confirm goal of reaching sensitivity at 3${{\mathit \sigma}}$ to DAMA/LIBRA result in 5 years.
15  APRILE 2019 search for WIMP-pion scattering in ${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$; no signal: require ${{\mathit \sigma}}$( ${{\mathit \chi}}{{\mathit \pi}}$ ) $<$ $6.4 \times 10^{-10}$ pb for m(${{\mathit \chi}}$) = 30 GeV.
16  BRINGMANN 2019 derive theoretically limits on GeV and sub-GeV mass dark matter, in its high energy component generated by interaction with cosmic rays; place limits on ${{\mathit \sigma}^{SI}}$ and ${{\mathit \sigma}^{SD}}$ $<$ $10^{5}$ pb.
17  BRUNE 2019 examine possibility of Majoron dark matter; limits placed on Majoron mass vs. coupling from SN1987a and ${{\mathit \nu}}$-less double beta decay.
18  CHOI 2019 from multimessenger observation finds limit on ${{\mathit \sigma}}$( ${{\mathit \nu}}{{\mathit \chi}}$ )/m(DM) $<$ $5.1 \times 10^{-23}$ cm${}^{2}$/GeV based on 290 TeV IceCube neutrino event.
19  HA 2019 search for inelastic boosted MeV scale dark photon using COSINE-100 data; limits placed in m vs. epsilon plane for various mediators.
20  KLOPF 2019 search for DM via ${{\mathit n}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit \chi}}{{\mathit e}^{+}}{{\mathit e}^{-}}$ ; no signal: limits placed in branching fraction vs. m( ${{\mathit e}^{+}}{{\mathit e}^{-}}$ ) plane.
21  AARTSEN 2018D search for long-lived DM particles decaying ${{\mathit \chi}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit \nu}}{{\mathit X}}$ ; no excess seen; for DM masses above 10 TeV, excluding lifetimes shorter than $10^{28}$ s.
22  ABE 2018F search for keV mass ALPs and hidden photons (HP) scatter on electrons; limits set on mass vs. coupling.
23  AGNES 2018B search for MeV-scale DM scatter on electrons in ${}^{}\mathrm {Ar}$; no signal; require ${{\mathit \sigma}}$( ${{\mathit \chi}}{{\mathit e}}$ ) $<$ $9 \times 10^{-3}$ pb for DM form factor F(DM) = 1 and $<$ 300 pb for F(DM) proportional to 1/q${}^{2}$ for m(${{\mathit \chi}}$) = 100 MeV.
24  AGNESE 2018B search for MeV scale DM via DM-${{\mathit e}}$ scattering and dark photon DM via absorption in ${}^{}\mathrm {Si}$; limits set on MeV DM in coupling vs. m(${{\mathit \chi}}$) plane and on dark photon in m(${{\mathit A}^{\,'}}$) vs. kinetic mixing plane.
25  AKERIB 2018A search for annual and diurnal modulation of DM scattering rate on electrons for recoil energy between 2 and 6 keVee; no signal found.
26  ARMENGAUD 2018 search for ALP from the Sun and galactic bosonic DM, interacting in ${}^{}\mathrm {Ge}$; no signal; limits set for $0.8 - 500$ keV DM particles.
27  KACHULIS 2018 search for an excess of elastically scattered electrons above the atmospheric neutrino background in Super-K; limits placed for simple annihilation or decay in the Sun or galactic center producing "boosted" dark matter.
28  AGUILAR-AREVALO 2017 search for hidden photon DM scatter on ${}^{}\mathrm {Si}$ target CCD; limit kinetic mixing ${{\mathit \kappa}}$ $<$ $1 \times 10^{-12}$ for m = 10 eV.
29  APRILE 2017 search for WIMP-${{\mathit e}}$ annual modulation signal for recoil energy in the $2.0 - 5.8$ keV interval using 4 years data with ${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$. No significant effect seen.
30  APRILE 2017D set limits on 14 WIMP-nucleon different interaction operators. No deviations found using 225 live days in the $6.6 - 240$ keV recoil energy range.
31  APRILE 2017H search for keV bosonic DM via ${{\mathit e}}$ ${{\mathit \chi}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit e}}$ , looking for electronic recoils with 224.6 live days of data and 34 kg of LXe. Limits set on ${{\mathit \chi}}{{\mathit e}}{{\mathit e}}$ coupling for m(${{\mathit \chi}}$) = $8 - 125$ keV.
32  APRILE 2017K search for magnetic inelastic DM via ${{\mathit \chi}}$ ${{\mathit N}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit \chi}^{*}}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit \chi}}{{\mathit \gamma}}$ . Limits set in DM magnetic moment vs. mass splitting plane for two DM masses corresponding to the DAMA/LIBRA best fit values.
33  ANGLOHER 2016A require q${}^{2}$ dependent scattering $<$ $8 \times 10^{-3}$ pb for asymmetric DM $\mathit m$(WIMP) = 3 GeV on ${}^{}\mathrm {Ca}{}^{}\mathrm {W}{}^{}\mathrm {O}_{4}$ target. It uses a local dark matter density of 0.38 GeV/cm${}^{3}$.
34  APRILE 2015 search for periodic variation of electronic recoil event rate in the data between Feb. 2011 and Mar. 2012. No significant modulation is found for periods up to 500 days.
35  APRILE 2015A search for ${{\mathit X}^{0}}$ scattering off electrons. See their Fig. 4 for limits on cross section through axial-vector coupling for ${\mathit m}_{{{\mathit X}^{0}}}$ between 0.6 GeV and 1 TeV. For ${\mathit m}_{{{\mathit X}^{0}}}$ = 2 GeV, $\sigma <$ 60 pb (90$\%$CL) is obtained.
References:
ADHIKARI 2022D
PR D106 052005 Three-year annual modulation search with COSINE-100
ADHIKARI 2022
PRL 128 011801 First Direct Detection Constraints on Planck-Scale Mass Dark Matter with Multiple-Scatter Signatures Using the DEAP-3600 Detector
DAI 2022A
PRL 129 221802 Exotic Dark Matter Search with the CDEX-10 Experiment at China?s Jinping Underground Laboratory
GU 2022
PRL 129 161803 First Search for the Absorption of Fermionic Dark Matter with the PandaX-4T Experiment
ZHANG 2022
PRL 129 161804 Search for Light Fermionic Dark Matter Absorption on Electrons in PandaX-4T
AKERIB 2021B
PR D104 062005 Constraints on effective field theory couplings using 311.2 days of LUX data
AMARE 2021
PR D103 102005 Annual Modulation Results from Three Years Exposure of ANAIS-112
WANG 2021K
SCPMA 64 281011
AGOSTINI 2020
PRL 125 011801 The first search for bosonic super-WIMPs with masses up to 1 MeV/c$^2$ with GERDA
ANDRIANAVALOMAHEFA 2020
PR D102 042001 Limits from the Funk Experiment on the Mixing Strength of Hidden-Photon Dark Matter in the Visible and Near-Ultraviolet Wavelength Range
CLARK 2020
PR D102 123026 Direct Detection Limits on Heavy Dark Matter
Also
PR D104 129903 (errat.)
ABRAMOFF 2019
PRL 122 161801 SENSEI: Direct-Detection Constraints on Sub-GeV Dark Matter from a Shallow Underground Run Using a Prototype Skipper-CCD
ADHIKARI 2019
PRL 123 031302 Search for a Dark Matter-Induced Annual Modulation Signal in NaI(Tl) with the COSINE-100 Experiment
AMARE 2019
PRL 123 031301 First Results on Dark Matter Annual Modulation from the ANAIS-112 Experiment
APRILE 2019
PRL 122 071301 First results on the scalar WIMP-pion coupling, using the XENON1T experiment
BRINGMANN 2019
PRL 122 171801 Novel direct detection constraints on light dark matter
BRUNE 2019
PR D99 096005 Massive Majorons and constraints on the Majoron-neutrino coupling
CHOI 2019
PR D99 083018 Constraining dark matter-neutrino interactions with IceCube-170922A
HA 2019
PRL 122 131802 First Direct Search for Inelastic Boosted Dark Matter with COSINE-100
KLOPF 2019
PRL 122 222503 Constraints on the Dark Matter Interpretation $n \rightarrow \chi + e^+ e^-$ of the Neutron Decay Anomaly with the PERKEO II experiment
AARTSEN 2018D
EPJ C78 831 Search for neutrinos from decaying dark matter with IceCube
ABE 2018F
PL B787 153 Search for dark matter in the form of hidden photons and axion-like particles in the XMASS detector
AGNES 2018B
PRL 121 111303 Constraints on Sub-GeV Dark-Matter?Electron Scattering from the DarkSide-50 Experiment
AGNESE 2018B
PRL 121 051301 First Dark Matter Constraints from a SuperCDMS Single-Charge Sensitive Detector
Also
PRL 122 069901 (errat.) First Dark Matter Constraints from a SuperCDMS Single-Charge Sensitive Detector
AKERIB 2018A
PR D98 062005 Search for annual and diurnal rate modulations in the LUX experiment
ARMENGAUD 2018
PR D98 082004 Searches for electron interactions induced by new physics in the EDELWEISS-III Germanium bolometers
KACHULIS 2018
PRL 120 221301 Search for Boosted Dark Matter Interacting With Electrons in Super-Kamiokande
AGUILAR-AREVALO 2017
PRL 118 141803 First Direct-Detection Constraints on eV-Scale Hidden-Photon Dark Matter with DAMIC at SNOLAB
APRILE 2017H
PR D96 122002 Search for Bosonic Super-WIMP Interactions with the XENON100 Experiment
APRILE 2017
PRL 118 101101 Search for Electronic Recoil Event Rate Modulation with 4 Years of XENON100 Data
APRILE 2017D
PR D96 042004 Effective Field Theory Search for High-Energy Nuclear Recoils using the XENON100 Dark Matter Detector
APRILE 2017K
JCAP 1710 039 Search for Magnetic Inelastic Dark Matter with XENON100
ANGLOHER 2016A
PRL 117 021303 Limits on Momentum-Dependent Asymmetric dark Matter with CRESST-II
APRILE 2015
PRL 115 091302 Search for Event Rate Modulation in XENON100 Electronic Recoil Data
APRILE 2015A
SCI 349 851 Exclusion of Leptophilic Dark Matter Models using XENON100 Electronic Recoil Data