Comparing Even Isotope Xenon Form Factors and Their Impact on Dark Matter Direct Detection

I go over evidence for dark matter and different theories and particles that have been proposed to be potential dark matter candidates. I then go over how physicists search for dark matter. I also introduce DarkSUSY and use DarkSUSY to check open parameter space in the Minimal Supersymmetric extension to the Standard Model. I find 295 still viable models from an original 66,086 generated by Kian Maleki for his thesis in 2017. Finally I use a form factor created from a numerical fit to scattering data to generate exclusion curves for even isotope Xenon. A difference of between 12% and 18% was found between these and exclusion curves generated using the standard Helm form factor.

Grantor dc:publisher

Creighton University

Year dc:date.issued

2024

Author dc:creator

• Kostal, James Joseph

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Gintaras, Düda K.

• Dark Matter
• Direct Detection
• Supsersymmetry
• Xenon

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• Copyright is retained by the Author. A non-exclusive distribution right is granted to Creighton University and to ProQuest following the publishing model selected above.

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

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https://cdr.creighton.edu/handle/10504/154047

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oai:cdr.creighton.edu:10504/154047