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Snowmass2021 Cosmic Frontier Dark Matter Direct Detection to the Neutrino Fog
- Akerib, DS;
- Cushman, PB;
- Dahl, CE;
- Ebadi, R;
- Fan, A;
- Gaitskell, RJ;
- Galbiati, C;
- Giovanetti, GK;
- Gelmini, Graciela B;
- Grandi, L;
- Haselschwardt, SJ;
- Jackson, CM;
- Lang, RF;
- Loer, B;
- Loomba, D;
- Marshall, MC;
- Mills, AF;
- OHare, CAJ;
- Savarese, C;
- Schueler, J;
- Szydagis, M;
- Takhistov, Volodymyr;
- Tait, Tim MP;
- Tsai, YD;
- Vahsen, SE;
- Walsworth, RL;
- Westerdale, S
- et al.
Abstract
We present a summary of future prospects for direct detection of dark matter within the GeV/c2 to TeV/c2 mass range. This is paired with a new definition of the neutrino fog in order to better quantify the rate of diminishing returns on sensitivity due to irreducible neutrino backgrounds. A survey of dark matter candidates predicted to fall within this mass range demonstrates that fully testing multiple well-motivated theo-ries will require expanding the currently-funded generation of experiments down to and past the neutrino fog. We end with the status and plans for next-generation exper-iments and novel R&D concepts which will get us there.
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