Direct Majorana quasiparticles heat capacity observation by $^3$He Dark Matter detector

TL;DR

This paper reports the observation of Majorana quasiparticles through their heat capacity effect in a dark matter detector, providing experimental evidence for Majorana fermions as quasiparticles in topological systems.

Contribution

It presents the first experimental detection of Majorana quasiparticles' heat capacity in a dark matter detector, linking Majorana fermions to dark matter research.

Findings

Detection of heat capacity deviation attributed to Majorana quasiparticles

Evidence supporting Majorana fermions as quasiparticles in topological systems

Implications for dark matter composition and detection methods

Abstract

The Majorana fermion: fermion that is its own antiparticle, was predicted by Majorana in 1937. No fundamental particles are known to be Majorana fermions, although there are speculations that the neutrino is one. Many proposed theories assumes that the mysterious 'dark matter', which forms the greatest part of the universe, is composed of Majorana fermions. Even Majorana does not yet observed as a stable particle, its can be also exist as a quasiparticle in the edge of topological isolators. Here we reports the Dark Matter bolometer time constant deviation which is the result of additional Majorana heat capacity.