First results on sub-GeV spin-dependent dark matter. (arXiv:1902.07587v1 [astro-ph.IM])

First results on sub-GeV spin-dependent dark matter. (arXiv:1902.07587v1 [astro-ph.IM])
<a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Abdelhameed_A/0/1/0/all/0/1">A.H. Abdelhameed</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Angloher_G/0/1/0/all/0/1">G. Angloher</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Bauer_P/0/1/0/all/0/1">P. Bauer</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Bento_A/0/1/0/all/0/1">A. Bento</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Bertoldo_E/0/1/0/all/0/1">E. Bertoldo</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Bucci_C/0/1/0/all/0/1">C. Bucci</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Canonica_L/0/1/0/all/0/1">L. Canonica</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+DAddabbo_A/0/1/0/all/0/1">A. D'Addabbo</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Defay_X/0/1/0/all/0/1">X. Defay</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Lorenzo_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">S. Di Lorenzo</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Erb_A/0/1/0/all/0/1">A. Erb</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Fichtinger_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">S. Fichtinger</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Fuss_A/0/1/0/all/0/1">A. Fuss</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Feilitzsch_F/0/1/0/all/0/1">F. v. Feilitzsch</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Iachellini_N/0/1/0/all/0/1">N. Ferreiro Iachellini</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Gorla_P/0/1/0/all/0/1">P. Gorla</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Hauff_D/0/1/0/all/0/1">D. Hauff</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Jochum_J/0/1/0/all/0/1">J. Jochum</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Kinast_A/0/1/0/all/0/1">A. Kinast</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Kluck_H/0/1/0/all/0/1">H. Kluck</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Kraus_H/0/1/0/all/0/1">H. Kraus</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Langenkamper_A/0/1/0/all/0/1">A. Langenkämper</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Mancuso_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">M. Mancuso</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Mokina_V/0/1/0/all/0/1">V. Mokina</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Mondragon_E/0/1/0/all/0/1">E. Mondragon</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Munster_A/0/1/0/all/0/1">A. Münster</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Olmi_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">M. Olmi</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Ortmann_T/0/1/0/all/0/1">T. Ortmann</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Pagliarone_C/0/1/0/all/0/1">C. Pagliarone</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Pattavina_L/0/1/0/all/0/1">L. Pattavina</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Petricca_F/0/1/0/all/0/1">F. Petricca</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Potzel_W/0/1/0/all/0/1">W. Potzel</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Probst_F/0/1/0/all/0/1">F. Pröbst</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Reindl_F/0/1/0/all/0/1">F. Reindl</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Rothe_J/0/1/0/all/0/1">J. Rothe</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Schaffner_K/0/1/0/all/0/1">K. Schäffner</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Schieck_J/0/1/0/all/0/1">J. Schieck</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Schipperges_V/0/1/0/all/0/1">V. Schipperges</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Schmiedmayer_D/0/1/0/all/0/1">D. Schmiedmayer</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Schonert_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">S. Schönert</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Schwertner_C/0/1/0/all/0/1">C. Schwertner</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Stahlberg_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">M. Stahlberg</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Stodolsky_L/0/1/0/all/0/1">L. Stodolsky</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Strandhagen_C/0/1/0/all/0/1">C. Strandhagen</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Strauss_R/0/1/0/all/0/1">R. Strauss</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Turkoglu_C/0/1/0/all/0/1">C. Türkoglu</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Usherov_I/0/1/0/all/0/1">I. Usherov</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Willers_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">M. Willers</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Zema_V/0/1/0/all/0/1">V. Zema</a>, (The CRESST Collaboration), <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Chapellier_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">M. Chapellier</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Giuliani_A/0/1/0/all/0/1">A. Giuliani</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Nones_C/0/1/0/all/0/1">C. Nones</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Poda_D/0/1/0/all/0/1">D.V. Poda</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Shlegel_V/0/1/0/all/0/1">V.N. Shlegel</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Velazquez_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">M. Velázquez</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Zolotarova_A/0/1/0/all/0/1">A.S. Zolotarova</a>

In this work, we want to highlight the potential of lithium as a target for
spin-dependent dark matter search in cryogenic experiments, with a special
focus on the low-mass region of the parameter space.

We operated a prototype detector module based on a Li$_2$MoO$_4$ target
crystal in an above-ground laboratory. Despite the high background environment,
the detector probes an unexplored region of the parameter space: we set the
first limits on the spin-dependent interactions of dark matter particles with
protons and neutrons for masses between 0.8 GeV/c$^2$ and 1.5 GeV/c$^2$.

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