Detection and Calibration of Low-Energy Nuclear Recoils for Dark Matter and Neutrino Scattering Experiments

IF 9.1 2区物理与天体物理 Q1 PHYSICS, NUCLEAR

Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science Pub Date : 2023-06-27 DOI:10.1146/annurev-nucl-111722-025122

Jingke Xu, P. Barbeau, Ziqing Hong

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Abstract

Detection of low-energy nuclear recoil events plays a central role in searches for weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) dark matter interactions with atomic matter and studies of coherent neutrino scatters. Precise nuclear recoil calibration data allow the responses of these dark matter and neutrino detectors to be characterized and enable in situ evaluation of an experiment's sensitivity to anticipated signals. This article reviews the common methods for detection of nuclear recoil events and the wide variety of techniques that have been developed to calibrate detector response to nuclear recoils. We summarize the main experimental factors that are critical for accurate nuclear recoil calibrations, investigate mitigation strategies for different backgrounds and biases, and discuss how the presentation of calibration results can facilitate comparison between experiments. Lastly, we discuss the challenges for future nuclear recoil calibration efforts and the physics opportunities they may enable. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science, Volume 73 is September 2023. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

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暗物质和中微子散射实验中低能核反冲的探测和校准

低能核反冲事件的探测在寻找弱相互作用大质量粒子(WIMP)暗物质与原子物质的相互作用以及相干中微子散射的研究中起着核心作用。精确的核反冲校准数据可以表征这些暗物质和中微子探测器的响应，并能够对实验对预期信号的灵敏度进行原位评估。本文综述了检测核后坐力事件的常用方法，以及各种已开发的用于校准探测器对核后坐力响应的技术。我们总结了对精确核后坐力校准至关重要的主要实验因素，研究了不同背景和偏差的缓解策略，并讨论了校准结果的呈现如何促进实验之间的比较。最后，我们讨论了未来核后坐力校准工作的挑战以及它们可能带来的物理机会。预计《核与粒子科学年度评论》第73卷的最终在线出版日期为2023年9月。修订后的估计数请参阅http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates。

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Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science 物理-物理：核物理

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期刊介绍： The Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science is a publication that has been available since 1952. It focuses on various aspects of nuclear and particle science, including both theoretical and experimental developments. The journal covers topics such as nuclear structure, heavy ion interactions, oscillations observed in solar and atmospheric neutrinos, the physics of heavy quarks, the impact of particle and nuclear physics on astroparticle physics, and recent advancements in accelerator design and instrumentation. One significant recent change in the journal is the conversion of its current volume from gated to open access. This conversion was made possible through Annual Reviews' Subscribe to Open program. As a result, all articles published in the current volume are now freely available to the public under a CC BY license. This change allows for greater accessibility and dissemination of research in the field of nuclear and particle science.