Halo-Independent Quantum Sensor Probes of Low-Velocity Dark Matter

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.25129v1
• Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:04:05 GMT
• Title: Halo-Independent Quantum Sensor Probes of Low-Velocity Dark Matter
• Abstract summary: We present a halo-independent framework for sub-GeV dark matter (DM) direct detection using quantum sensors with sub-eV energy thresholds.<n>Such detectors enable access to low DM velocities and may be sensitive to departures from the Standard Halo Model.
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• Abstract: We present a halo-independent framework for sub-GeV dark matter (DM) direct detection using quantum sensors with sub-eV energy thresholds. Such detectors enable access to low DM velocities and may be sensitive to departures from the Standard Halo Model that are challenging to probe with conventional direct DM detection experiments. The method expresses the DM scattering event rate in terms of a detector and particle model-dependent response function, and a universal halo function common to all experiments to be determined from data. This allows the local DM velocity distribution to be constrained. As representative implementations, we consider TES (Al) and MKID (TiN)-like sensors and show that their differing material responses probe complementary regimes of the DM velocity distribution. Applying the framework to mock data derived from several benchmark local halo models, we demonstrate how the assumed halo function could be reconstructed. This framework demonstrates the potential of quantum sensors as a new avenue for mapping the local DM velocity distribution.

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