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13–17 May 2024
University of Pittsburgh / Carnegie Mellon University
US/Eastern timezone

The Migdal Effect in Semiconductors for the Effective Field Theory of Dark Matter Direct Detection

13 May 2024, 16:30
15m
David Lawrence Hall 120 (University of Pittsburgh)

David Lawrence Hall 120

University of Pittsburgh

Dark Matter Dark Matter

Speaker

Megan McDuffie (Stony Brook University)

Description

We have further developed the dark matter (DM) Migdal effect within semiconductors beyond the standard spin independent interaction. Ten additional non-relativistic operators are examined which motivate five unique nuclear responses within the crystal. We derive the generalized effective DM-lattice Migdal Hamiltonian and present new limits for the full list of interactions.

Authors

Kim Berghaus (Stony Brook University) Megan McDuffie (Stony Brook University) Prof. Rouven Essig (Stony Brook University)

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