Features of Fast Neutrons in Dark Matter Searches

L. Stodolsky (1)

1 MPI-P - Max-Planck-Institut für Physik (Werner-Heisenberg-Institut)

► recoil energy due to elastic neutron scattering can be similar to that expected for WIMPs. ► in the simple black disc model elastic neutron scattering can be described in terms of a single dimensionless variable. ► the pattern of A behavior is different for WIMPs and neutrons. ► for neutrons but not for WIMPs inelastic reactions on nuclei are expected

Mots clés: dark matter; background; neutrons

Domaines: Cosmologie et astrophysique extra-galactique [astro-ph.CO]; Cosmologie et astrophysique extra-galactique [astro-ph.CO]

L. Stodolsky. Features of Fast Neutrons in Dark Matter Searches. Astroparticle Physics, 2011, 35 (2), pp.114. ⟨10.1016/j.astropartphys.2011.05.007⟩. ⟨hal-00782945⟩