Search for Cosmic Ray Electron Boosted Dark Matter with the CDEX-10 Experiment

R. Xu; L. T. Yang; Q. Yue; K. J. Kang; Y. L. Li; H. P. An; C. Greeshma; J. P. Chang; H. S. Chen; Y. M. Chen; J. P. Cheng; J. Y. Cui; W. H. Dai; Z. Deng; Y. X. Dong; C. H. Fang; H. Gong; Q. J. Guo; T. Guo; X. Y. Guo; He, L.; J. R. He; H. X. Huang; T. C. Huang; S. Karmakar; Yingqi Lan; H. B. Li; H. B. Li; J. M. Li; J. M. Li; M. C. Li; Q. Y. Li; R. M. J. Li; X. Q. Li; Y. L. Li; Y. F. Liang; B. Liao; F. K. Lin; S. T. Lin; J. X. Liu; R. Z. Liu; S. K. Liu; Y. D. Liu; Y. D. Liu; Y. D. Liu; H. Ma; Y. C. Mao; A. Mureed; H. Pan; N. C. Qi; J. Ren; X. C. Ruan; M. B. Shen; H. Y. Shi; Manoj Kumar Singh; T. X. Sun; W. L. Sun; C. J. Tang; Y. Tian; H. F. Wan; G. F. Wang; J. Z. Wang; L. Wang; Q. Jane Wang; Q. Jane Wang; Y. X. Wang; Y. X. Wang; H. T. Wong; Y. C. Wu; H. Y. Xing; K. Z. Xiong; Y. Xu; T. Xue; Y. L. Yan; N. Yi; C. X. Yu; H. J. Yu; X. Yu; M. Zeng; Z. Zeng; F. S. Zhang; P. Zhang; P. Zhang; Z. Y. Zhang; M. G. Zhao; J. F. Zhou; Z. Y. Zhou; J. J. Zhu

doi:10.48550/arxiv.2601.08746

Search for Cosmic Ray Electron Boosted Dark Matter with the CDEX-10 Experiment

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Authors: R. Xu, L. T. Yang, Q. Yue, K. J. Kang, Y. L. Li, H. P. An, C. Greeshma, J. P. Chang, H. S. Chen, Y. M. Chen, J. P. Cheng, J. Y. Cui

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W. H. Dai, Z. Deng, Y. X. Dong, C. H. Fang, H. Gong, Q. J. Guo, T. Guo, X. Y. Guo, He, L., J. R. He, H. X. Huang, T. C. Huang, S. Karmakar, Yingqi Lan, H. B. Li, H. B. Li, J. M. Li, J. M. Li, M. C. Li, Q. Y. Li, R. M. J. Li, X. Q. Li, Y. L. Li, Y. F. Liang, B. Liao, F. K. Lin, S. T. Lin, J. X. Liu, R. Z. Liu, S. K. Liu, Y. D. Liu, Y. D. Liu, Y. D. Liu, H. Ma, Y. C. Mao, A. Mureed, H. Pan, N. C. Qi, J. Ren, X. C. Ruan, M. B. Shen, H. Y. Shi, Manoj Kumar Singh, T. X. Sun, W. L. Sun, C. J. Tang, Y. Tian, H. F. Wan, G. F. Wang, J. Z. Wang, L. Wang, Q. Jane Wang, Q. Jane Wang, Y. X. Wang, Y. X. Wang, H. T. Wong, Y. C. Wu, H. Y. Xing, K. Z. Xiong, Y. Xu, T. Xue, Y. L. Yan, N. Yi, C. X. Yu, H. J. Yu, X. Yu, M. Zeng, Z. Zeng, F. S. Zhang, P. Zhang, P. Zhang, Z. Y. Zhang, M. G. Zhao, J. F. Zhou, Z. Y. Zhou, J. J. Zhu

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2601.08746

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Abstract

We present new constraints on the cosmic ray electron boosted light dark matter (CReDM) using the 205.4 kg$\cdot$day data of the CDEX-10 experiment located at the China Jinping Underground Laboratory. The cosmic ray electron spectrum and distribution in the Galaxy are generated by the $\tt GALPROP$ code package. In the calculation process of DM-electron scattering process in the Galaxy, we consider the energy-dependency of the DM-electron scattering cross section. The constraints on CReDM are set for both heavy and light mediator scenarios using the CDEX-10 dataset. The result exceeds previous Standard Halo Model (SHM) limits for DM mass lower than 0.6 MeV in heavy mediator case and corresponds to the best sensitivity among all direct detection experiments from 1 keV to 0.5 MeV in the light mediator scenario.

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Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Neutrino Physics Research Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies

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Journal / source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date: 13 January 2026
Document type: Preprint