Small scale direct dark matter search experiments

TL;DR

Small scale dark matter experiments using noble liquids and cryogenic detectors are crucial for exploring new dark matter parameter spaces with advanced technologies, complementing larger efforts.

Contribution

This paper reviews various small scale dark matter detection experiments, highlighting their techniques, properties, results, and current status, emphasizing their role in the field.

Findings

Many small scale experiments have achieved significant sensitivity.

Advanced detection technologies are enabling new dark matter searches.

Small experiments complement large-scale efforts in dark matter detection.

Abstract

Experiments based on noble liquids and solid state cryogenic detectors have had a leading role in the direct detection of dark matter. But smaller scale projects can help to explore the new dark matter landscape with advanced, ultra-sensitive detectors based on recently developed technologies. Here, the physics case of different types of small scale dark matter experiments will be presented and many of them will be reviewed, highlighting the detection techniques and summarizing their properties, results and status.