We present a dark matter model to explain the excess events in the electron recoil data recently reported by the Xenon1 T experiment. In our model, dark matter χ annihilates into a pair of on-shell particles Φ, whic...We present a dark matter model to explain the excess events in the electron recoil data recently reported by the Xenon1 T experiment. In our model, dark matter χ annihilates into a pair of on-shell particles Φ, which subsequently decay into the ψψ final state;ψ interacts with electrons to generate the observed excess events. Because of the mass hierarchy, the velocity of ψ can be rather large and can have an extended distribution, providing a good fit to the electron recoil energy spectrum. We estimate the flux of ψ from dark matter annihilations in the galaxy and further determine the interaction cross section, which is sizable but sufficiently small to allow ψ to penetrate the rocks to reach the underground labs.展开更多
基金Supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U1738134,11775109)。
文摘We present a dark matter model to explain the excess events in the electron recoil data recently reported by the Xenon1 T experiment. In our model, dark matter χ annihilates into a pair of on-shell particles Φ, which subsequently decay into the ψψ final state;ψ interacts with electrons to generate the observed excess events. Because of the mass hierarchy, the velocity of ψ can be rather large and can have an extended distribution, providing a good fit to the electron recoil energy spectrum. We estimate the flux of ψ from dark matter annihilations in the galaxy and further determine the interaction cross section, which is sizable but sufficiently small to allow ψ to penetrate the rocks to reach the underground labs.