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Author (up) Bauer, M.; Perez-Soler, J.; Shergold, J.D. url  doi
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  Title Dark matter pair absorption Type Journal Article
  Year 2026 Publication Physical Review D Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. D  
  Volume 114 Issue 4 Pages 043017 - 18pp  
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  Abstract We present a comprehensive analysis of the sensitivity of atomic transitions to light dark matter pair absorption. Unlike scattering, where only a fraction of the dark matter energy is deposited, pair absorption processes absorb the full mass and are therefore capable of constraining far lighter dark matter. Spin-flip and fine-structure transitions are able to constrain electroweak scale axial-vector couplings for bosonic dark matter with μeV to eV masses, while principal quantum number transitions are able to set similar constraints on bosonic dark matter with scalar couplings. Unfortunately, pair absorption is largely insensitive to light fermionic dark matter due to its necessarily tiny density at low masses. We also demonstrate the sensitivity of pair absorption to the cosmic neutrino background and find that spin-flip transitions can set constraints on the overdensity parameter of eta nu less than or similar to 109 for neutrino masses m nu less than or similar to 1 meV, around 100 times stronger than existing constraints.  
  Address [Bauer, Martin] Univ Durham, Inst Particle Phys Phenomenol, Dept Phys, Durham DH1 3LE, England; [Perez-Soler, Javier; Shergold, Jack D.] Univ Valencia, Inst Fis Corpuscular, Parc Cientif UV, CSIC, C-Catedrat Jose Beltran 2, E-46980 Paterna, Spain  
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  Publisher Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
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  ISSN 2470-0010 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes WOS:001846046200001 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 7378  
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