학술논문

Dark matter induced Brownian motion.
Document Type
Article
Source
European Physical Journal C -- Particles & Fields. Jun2020, Vol. 80 Issue 6, p1-7. 7p.
Subject
*DARK matter
*GRAVITATIONAL wave detectors
*BROWNIAN motion
*WIENER processes
Language
ISSN
1434-6044
Abstract
We discuss a novel approach for directional, light dark matter searches inspired by the high precision position measurements achieved in gravitational wave detectors. If dark matter interacts with ordinary matter, movable masses are subject to an effect similar to Brownian motion induced by the scattering with dark matter particles which exhibits certain characteristics and could be observed. We provide estimates for the sensitivity of a hypothetical experiment looking for that motion. Interestingly, if successful, our approach would allow to constrain the local distribution of dark matter momentum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]