MIMAC potential discovery and exclusion of neutralinos in the MSSM and NMSSM

TL;DR

This paper discusses how the MIMAC detector can explore and potentially exclude regions of neutralino dark matter parameter space in the MSSM and NMSSM models, especially focusing on spin-dependent interactions.

Contribution

It evaluates the sensitivity of the MIMAC detector to neutralino interactions, highlighting its potential to probe regions beyond current experimental reach.

Findings

MIMAC can detect spin-dependent neutralino interactions in MSSM and NMSSM.

It can exclude parameter regions not accessible to other experiments.

The detector enhances the search for galactic dark matter particles.

Abstract

The MIMAC project aims to provide a nominal fluorine detector for directional detection of galactic dark matter recoil events. Its expected behavior reaches an important part of the predicted spin dependent elastic scattering interactions of the supersymmetric neutralino with protons. Hence, the parameter space in the MSSM and the NMSSM models with neutralino dark matter could be probed by such experimental efforts. In particular, a good sensitivity to spin dependent interactions tackles parameter space regions to which the predictions on spin independent interactions and indirect signatures are far below current and projected experiments.