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Ian M. Shoemaker

2 articles · 9 co-authors · latest: 2026-07-01

Hunting Ghost Particles from a Supernova

A new method will allow catching particles with a microscopic charge, born in supernova explosions. They arrive after neutrinos, like a delayed wave. Perhaps dark matter is made of exactly such particles.
arXiv:2606.11310 · 2026-06-09

Dark Blizzard on the Edge of the Abyss: How Invisible Particles Ignite Stars

Star S4714 orbits the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way on an extremely tight path, dipping into a hypothetical dark matter density spike. Scientists have shown that elastic scattering of dark matter particles off hydrogen nuclei and electrons can transfer energy to the star com
arXiv:2607.00840v2 · 2026-07-01