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Spin-Dependent Cross Section Limits for Dark Matter Particle (${{\mathit X}^{0}}$) on Neutron

For ${\mathit m}_{{{\mathit X}^{0}}}$ = 20 GeV

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VALUE (pb)

CL%

DOCUMENT ID

TECN

COMMENT

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$<2 \times 10^{-6}$

90

LZ

SD scatter on ${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$

$<5 \times 10^{6}$

90

CRES

SD limit using ${}^{}\mathrm {Li}$

$<7 \times 10^{-6}$

90

PNDX

SD DM limits

$<5 \times 10^{7}$

90

CRES

${}^{}\mathrm {LiAlO}_{2}$

$<0.1$

SMPL

WIMPs via SIMPLE

$<8 \times 10^{-6}$

90

XE1T

${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$, SD

$<3 \times 10^{-5}$

90

PNDX

SD WIMP on ${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$

$<1.5$

95

SCDM

${}^{}\mathrm {Ge}$

$<2.5 \times 10^{-5}$

90

LUX

${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$

$<7 \times 10^{-5}$

90

PNDX

SD WIMP on ${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$

$<2$

90

CDEX

GeV-scale WIMPs on ${}^{}\mathrm {Ge}$

$<0.09$

90

SMPL

C$_{2}$ClF$_{5}$

$<8$

90

XMAS

${}^{129}\mathrm {Xe}$, inelastic

$<1.13 \times 10^{-3}$

90

X100

${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$

$<0.02$

90

ZEP3

${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$

$<0.06$

90

CDM2

${}^{}\mathrm {Ge}$

$<0.04$

90

ZEP3

${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$

$<50$

TEXO

${}^{}\mathrm {Ge}$

$<6 \times 10^{-3}$

90

XE10

${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$

$<0.5$

90

ZEP2

${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$

$<25$

90

KIMS

CsI

$<0.3$

90

CDMS

${}^{73}\mathrm {Ge}$, ${}^{29}\mathrm {Si}$

$<30$

90

CNTR

F (CaF$_{2}$)

$<60$

90

NAIA

NaI

$<20$

90

BARNABE-HEIDE..

PICA

F (C$_{4}F_{10}$)

$<10$

90

EDEL

${}^{73}\mathrm {Ge}$

$<4$

90

KLAPDOR-KLEIN..

HDMS

${}^{73}\mathrm {Ge}$ (enriched)

$<600$

90

BOLO

NaF

¹	AALBERS 2023 yield first LZ limits on SD WIMP-${{\mathit n}}$ scatter using ${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$. ${{\mathit \sigma}^{SD}}({{\mathit \chi}}{{\mathit n}})<$ $2 \times 10^{-6}$ pb for m(${{\mathit \chi}}$) = 20 GeV.

²	ANGLOHER 2022 search for SD WIMP-neutron scatter from ${}^{}\mathrm {Li}$ target; no signal detected; limits placed in ${{\mathit \sigma}}$ vs. m(WIMP) plane.

³	HUANG 2022 search for SD DM scatter on ${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$; no signal observed; limits placed in ${\mathit \sigma (}{{\mathit \chi}}{{\mathit n}}{)}$ vs. m(DM) plane; quoted limit is for m(DM) = 20 GeV.

⁴	ABDELHAMEED 2020A use ${}^{}\mathrm {LiAlO}_{2}$ target in CRESST to search for SD WIMP scatter on ${{\mathit n}}$; limits placed for m(WIMP): $0.3 - 30$ GeV in Fig. 8. Quoted limit is for M(WIMP) = 30 GeV.

⁵	FELIZARDO 2020 presents 2014 SIMPLE bounds on WIMP DM using ${}^{}\mathrm {C}_{2}{}^{}\mathrm {Cl}{}^{}\mathrm {F}_{5}$ target.

⁶	APRILE 2019A search for SD WIMP scatter on 1 t yr ${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$; no signal: limits placed in ${{\mathit \sigma}^{SD}}({{\mathit \chi}}{{\mathit n}}$) vs. m(${{\mathit \chi}}$) plane for m $\sim{}$ $6 - 1000$ GeV.

⁷	XIA 2019A search for WIMP scatter on ${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$ in PandaX-II; limits placed in ${{\mathit \sigma}^{SD}}({{\mathit \chi}}{{\mathit n}}$) vs. m(${{\mathit \chi}}$) plane for m(${{\mathit \chi}}$) $\sim{}$ $5 - 1 \times 10^{5}$ GeV.

⁸	AGNESE 2018 give limits for ${{\mathit \sigma}^{SD}}({{\mathit n}}{{\mathit \chi}}$) for m(WIMP) between 1.5 and 20 GeV using CDMSlite mode data.

⁹	AKERIB 2017A search for SD WIMP scatter on ${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$ with 129.5 kg yr exposure; limits placed in ${{\mathit \sigma}^{SD}}({{\mathit \chi}}{{\mathit n}}$) vs. m(${{\mathit \chi}}$) plane for m(${{\mathit \chi}}$) $\sim{}$ $5 - 1 \times 10^{5}$ GeV.

¹⁰	FU 2017 search for SD WIMP scatter on ${}^{}\mathrm {Xe}$; limits set in ${{\mathit \sigma}^{SD}}({{\mathit \chi}}{{\mathit n}}$) vs. m(${{\mathit \chi}}$) plane for m(${{\mathit \chi}}$) $\sim{}$ $4 - 1 \times 10^{3}$ GeV.

¹¹	ZHAO 2016 search for GeV-scale WIMP scatter on ${}^{}\mathrm {Ge}$; limits placed in ${{\mathit \sigma}^{SD}}({{\mathit \chi}}{{\mathit n}}$) vs. m(${{\mathit \chi}}$) plane for m(${{\mathit \chi}}$) $\sim{}$ $4 - 30$ GeV.

¹²	Derived limit from search for inelastic scattering ${{\mathit X}^{0}}$ ${+}$ ${}^{129}\mathrm {Xe}$ $\rightarrow$ ${{\mathit X}^{0}}{+}$ ${}^{129}\mathrm {Xe}^{*}$(39.58 keV).

¹³	The value has been provided by the authors. See also APRILE 2014A.

¹⁴	See their Fig. 6(b) for cross section limits for ${\mathit m}_{{{\mathit X}^{0}}}$ extending down to 2 GeV.

¹⁵	See also AKERIB 2005.

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