First Results on the Scalar WIMP-Pion Coupling, Using the XENON1T Experiment

Journal
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Aprile, E.
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Aalbers, J.
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Agostini, F.
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Alfonsi, M.
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Althueser, L.
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Amaro, F. D.
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Anthony, M.
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Antochi, V. C.
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Arneodo, F.
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Baudis, L.
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Bauermeister, B.
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Benabderrahmane, M. L.
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Berger, T.
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Breur, P. A.
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Brown, A.
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Brown, E.
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Bruenner, S.
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Budnik, R.
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Capelli, C.
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Cardoso, J. M. R.
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Cichon, D.
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Coderre, D.
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Colijn, A. P.
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Conrad, J.
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Cussonneau, J. P.
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Decowski, M. P.
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de Perio, P.
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di Gangi, P.
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di Giovanni, A.
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Diglio, S.
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Elykov, A.
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Eurin, G.
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Fei, J.
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Ferella, A. D.
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Fieguth, A.
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Gallo Rosso, A.
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Galloway, M.
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Gao, F.
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Garbini, M.
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Grandi, L.
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Greene, Z.
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Hasterok, C.
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Hogenbirk, E.
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Howlett, J.
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Iacovacci, M.
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Itay, R.
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Joerg, F.
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Kaminsky, B.
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Kazama, S.
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Kish, A.
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Koltman, G.
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Kopec, A.
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Landsman, H.
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Lang, R. F.
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Levinson, L.
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Lin, Q.
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Lindemann, S.
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Lindner, M.
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Lombardi, F.
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Lopes, J. A. M.
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López Fune, E.
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Macolino, C.
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Mahlstedt, J.
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Manfredini, A.
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Marignetti, F.
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Marrodán Undagoitia, T.
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Masbou, J.
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Masson, D.
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Mastroianni, S.
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Messina, M.
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Micheneau, K.
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Miller, K.
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Morâ, K.
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Murra, M.
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Naganoma, J.
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Ni, K.
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Oberlack, U.
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Odgers, K.
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Pelssers, B.
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Piastra, F.
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Pienaar, J.
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Pizzella, V.
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Plante, G.
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Podviianiuk, R.
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Priel, N.
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Qiu, H.
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Ramírez García, D.
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Reichard, S.
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Riedel, B.
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Rizzo, A.
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Rocchetti, A.
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Rupp, N.
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Dos Santos, J. M. F.
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Sartorelli, G.
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Šarčević, N.
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Scheibelhut, M.
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Schindler, S.
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Schreiner, J.
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Schulte, D.
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Schumann, M.
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Scotto Lavina, L.
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Selvi, M.
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Shagin, P.
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Shockley, E.
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Silva, M.
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Simgen, H.
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Therreau, C.
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Thers, D.
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Toschi, F.
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Tunnell, C.
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Upole, N.
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Vargas, M.
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Wack, O.
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Wang, H.
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Wang, Z.
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Wei, Y.
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Weinheimer, C.
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Wenz, D.
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Wittweg, C.
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Wulf, J.
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Ye, J.
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Zhang, Y.
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Zhu, T.
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Zopounidis, J. P.
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Hoferichter, M.
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Klos, P.
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Menéndez, J.
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Schwenk, A.
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Xenon Collaboration
DOI
Abstract
We present first results on the scalar coupling of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) to pions from 1 t yr of exposure with the XENON1T experiment. This interaction is generated when the WIMP couples to a virtual pion exchanged between the nucleons in a nucleus. In contrast to most nonrelativistic operators, these pion-exchange currents can be coherently enhanced by the total number of nucleons and therefore may dominate in scenarios where spin-independent WIMP-nucleon interactions are suppressed. Moreover, for natural values of the couplings, they dominate over the spin-dependent channel due to their coherence in the nucleus. Using the signal model of this new WIMP-pion channel, no significant excess is found, leading to an upper limit cross section of 6.4 ×10-46 cm2 (90% confidence level) at 30 GeV /c2 WIMP mass.
Volume
122
Issue
7
Start page
071301
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Issn Identifier
0031-9007
Ads BibCode
2019PhRvL.122g1301A
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