TA U P 2 0 1 9 S e p 1 0 t h 2 0 1 9 THE GRAMS PROJECT DUAL MEV GAMMA-RAY AND DARK MATTER OBSERVATORY T S U G U O A R A M A K I , S L AC
outline Dark Matter Search with Antimatter Current status and recent results of indirect dark matter search Why is antimatter survey important? Antimatter-based dark matter search with GRAMS MeV Gamma-Ray Observations Current status of MeV gamma-ray observations Why are MeV gamma-ray observations important? MeV gamma-ray observations with GRAMS Summary GRAMS First Paper accepted in Astroparticle Physics Aramaki et al., 2019
Dark Matter Search
INDIRECT Dark Matter SEARCH � 4 MEASURE DM ANNIHILATION/DECAY PRODUCTS DM q, h, W, _ _ _ e + , γ , ν , p, d, n… DM a POSITRON: ANTIPROTON: AMS-02, PAMELA, DAMPE… AMS-02, PAMELA, BESS, GAPS , GRAMS GAMMA RAY: ANTIDEUTERON: FERMI-LAT, VERITAS, CTA, GRAMS … AMS-02, BESS, GAPS , GRAMS NEUTRINO: ANTIHELIUM: ICECUBE, ANTARES… AMS-02, GAPS , GRAMS COMPLEMENTARY SEARCHES WITH DIFFERENT DETECTION METHODS AND BACKGROUND MODELS ARE CRUCIAL TO VALIDATE DM SIGNATURES
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Recent Results from ams-02 � 6 Launched in May 2011, targeting cosmic-rays including antiparticles Possible DM detection in antiproton measurements Possible detection of antiheliums and antideutrons 10 1 2 Flux (GeV m -2 s -1 sr -1 ) bkg dm 10 0 AMS-02 ~50GeV DM? 10 -1 10 -2 10 -3 E k Cui et al. 2016) 10 -4 _ _ 10 -1 10 0 10 1 10 2 10 3 So far, 6 3 He, 2 4 He candidate events reported E k (GeV) ▶ Antiproton excess: ~50GeV DM ( consistent with Fermi GCE ) or cosmic-ray interaction ? PLANCK ▶ Antiheluim detection: ▶ If from DM, a large excess should be seen in the antiproton/antideuteron fluxes? ▶ antimatter clouds in our galaxy? NEED A NEW APPROACH, EXPERIMENT TO VALIDATE THE RESULTS
WHY ANTIDEUTERONS? � 7 BACKGROUND-FREE DM SEARCH AT LOW-ENERGY 10 -3 Antideuteron Flux [m- 2 s -1 sr -1 (GeV/n) -1 ] PRIMARY FLUX BESS upper limit — DM, m ᵪ = 30GeV DM ANNIHILATION/DECAY 10 -4 — background GAPS AMS-02 AMS-02 _ _ DM d p 10 -5 q,h,W… DM _ n GRAMS 10 -6 Aramaki et al., 2016 DARK MATTER HADRONIZATION COALESCENCE ANNIHILATION PROCESS PROCESS (P C ) ~ 400x 10 -7 10 -8 SECONDARY FLUX LSP: Donato et al., 2008 COSMIC RAY INTERACTION _ BKG: Ibarra et al., 2013 d 10 -9 _ _ 0.1 1 10 100 p (CR) +H (ISM) → p + H + p + n + p + n Kinetic Energy per Nucleon [GeV/n] GAPS FIRST SCIENCE FLIGHT IS SCHEDULED FROM ANTARCTIC IN 2021 GRAMS: NEXT GENERATION EXPERIMENT
GRAMS Antimatter Detection Concept � 8 MEASURE ATOMIC X-RAYS AND ANNIHILATION PRODUCTS _ d π - TOF Plastic Scintillator ATOMIC TRANSITIONS Auger e - EXOTIC ATOM _ n o ,l o Refilling e - d n=n K ~40 X-ray π + p Ar y X - r a π + X-RAY X-ray LAr TPC X-RAY π - X-RAY π - n=2 ⎛ ⎞ * 1 2 − 1 2 M A time of flight (TOF) system tags E γ = zZ ( ) * R ⎜ ⎟ ⎜ ⎟ H candidate events and records velocity 2 m n f n i π + n=1 ⎝ ⎠ π 0 e The antiparticle slows down & stops, p π - NUCLEAR forming an excited exotic atom ANNIHILATION π - π + De-excitation X-rays provide signature Aramaki et al., 2013 Concept proven with accelerator beam test Annihilation products provide additional Cascade model developed for X-ray yields background suppression
GRAMS antideuteron identification technique � 9 CR p, e ± REJECTION: ANTIPROTON AND ANTIDEUTERON SELECTION Select slow particles with TOF Simultaneous detection of secondary/ annihilation products (pions/protons) ▸ Slow CR p and e ± may not be able to produce secondary particles ANTIDEUTERON IDENTIFICATION FROM ANTIPROTONS Atomic X-rays from exotic atom ▶ different energy: 58, 97 keV for antiproton, 74, 114 keV for antideuterons Pion/proton multiplicity ▶ antideuterons produce more pions and protons Stopping range (depth sensing) ▶ antideuterons with the same velocity go deeper before stopping dE/dX energy deposit in LArTPC PLANCK ▶ antideuterons with the same velocity deposit more energy EXPECTED BACKGROUND/MIMIC EVENTS ~0.01
GRAMS Detector Design � 10 LARTPC DETECTOR SURROUNDED BY PLASTIC SCINTILLATORS LARTPC MEASURES SCINTILLATION LIGHT AND IONIZATION ELECTRONS Anode wires/pads _ Segmentation π - d (X-Y plane) Plastic Scintillator E-FIELD Scintillation Light Ionization Electrons X-ray π + - r a y X p π + X - LAr TPC r a y 1.4m x 1.4m x 20cm LArTPC π - SiPMs π - Plastic Scintillators : TOF - measure velocity and incoming angle LArTPC : Calorimeter and particle tracker ▶ Scintillation light at SiPMs to trigger events ▶ Wires/pads on anode plane (X, Y), drift time (Z) to provide a 3D image/track ▶ Well-studied, widely-used in large-scale DM/neutrino experiments Scintillation light localized by segmentation to reduce coincident background
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