1–5 Jun 2026
Paraninfo, University of Zaragoza
Europe/Madrid timezone

The scalar coupling of the nucleon for direct detection of Dark Matter

3 Jun 2026, 16:00
20m
Pilar Sinués

Pilar Sinués

Oral presentation Theory & pheno Parallel Session - Theory/Phenomenology

Speaker

Jose Manuel Alarcón (Universidad de Alcalá)

Description

The scalar coupling of the nucleon is a crucial quantity in theoretical studies of direct detection of dark matter. The expected event rates in these analyses are very sensitive to these hadronic matrix elements and an accurate determination is necessary in order to interpret the experimental results and constrain the different dark matter models. In this talk, I will show the current phenomenological determinations of these quantities and analyze the current discrepancy between lattice determinations and the former.

Main Contribution topic Direct detection
Secondary contribution topic Theory / Phenomenology

Author

Jose Manuel Alarcón (Universidad de Alcalá)

Presentation materials