New Detection Channels for Sub-GeV Dark Matter

Speakers: Bhaskar Dutta (Texas A&M university)
In this talk, I will present new detection channels for light dark matter, with a particular focus on utilizing proton beam dump–based neutrino facilities. The high-intensity beams at these experiments open up the possibility of probing previously unexplored regions of light dark matter parameter space. These detection strategies are also applicable to searches for ambient dark matter. I will further explore how some of these new channels can offer potential explanations for the anomalous excess events observed at the MiniBooNE and the recent MicroBooNE experiments.
https://indico.phys.hawaii.edu/event/2513/