Simulations of the Angular Recoil-Energy Distribution of WIMP-Scattered Target Nuclei for Directional Dark Matter Detection Experiments

Abstract

In this paper, as the second part of the third step of our study on developing data analysis procedures for using 3-dimensional information offered by directional direct Dark Matter detection experiments in the future, we investigate the angular distributions of the recoil direction (flux) and the recoil energy of the Monte Carlo simulated WIMP-scattered target nuclei observed in different celestial coordinate systems. The "anisotropy" and the "directionality" ("annual" modulation) of the angular recoil-direction/energy distributions will be demonstrated. We will also discuss their dependences on the target nucleus and on the mass of incident halo WIMPs. For readers' reference, all simulation plots presented in this paper (and more) can be found "in animation" on our online (interactive) demonstration webpage (http://www.tir.tw/phys/hep/dm/amidas-2d/).