https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-08692-3
Regular Article - Theoretical Physics
Light dark matter scattering in gravitational wave detectors
1
Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University, 30013, Hsinchu, Taiwan
2
Physics Division, National Center for Theoretical Sciences, 30013, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Received:
23
September
2020
Accepted:
20
November
2020
Published online:
7
December
2020
We present prospects for discovering dark matter scattering in gravitational wave detectors. The focus of this work is on light, particle dark matter with masses below 1 
. We investigate how a potential signal compares to typical backgrounds like thermal and quantum noise, first in a simple toy model and then using KAGRA as a realistic example. That shows that for a discovery much lighter and cooler mirrors would be needed. We also give some brief comments on space-based experiments and future atomic interferometers.
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