Research outputs
2025
Deep learning optimal molecular scintillators for dark matter direct detection
Cook, C., Blanco, C., & Smirnov, J. (2025). Deep learning optimal molecular scintillators for dark matter direct detection. Physical Review D, 112(8). doi:10.1103/89gh-lwcd
Dark Matter EFT landscape probed by QUEST-DMC
Darvishi, N., Autti, S., Bloomfield, L., Casey, A., Eng, N., Franchini, P., . . . Zmeev, D. E. (2025). Dark Matter EFT landscape probed by QUEST-DMC. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2025(10), 044. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2025/10/044
Dark dwarfs: dark matter-powered sub-stellar objects awaiting discovery at the galactic center
Croon, D., Sakstein, J., Smirnov, J., & Streeter, J. (2025). Dark dwarfs: dark matter-powered sub-stellar objects awaiting discovery at the galactic center. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2025(07), 019. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2025/07/019
Dark matter attenuation effects: sensitivity ceilings for spin-dependent and spin-independent interactions
Darvishi, N., Smirnov, J., Autti, S., Bloomfield, L., Casey, A., Eng, N., . . . Zmeev, D. E. (2025). Dark matter attenuation effects: sensitivity ceilings for spin-dependent and spin-independent interactions. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2025(04), 017. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2025/04/017
Dark Matter Attenuation Effects: Sensitivity Ceilings for Spin-Dependent and Spin-Independent Interactions
Searching for a dark matter induced galactic axion gradient
Hardy, E., Reig, M., & Smirnov, J. (2025). Searching for a dark matter induced galactic axion gradient. Physical Review D, 111(1). doi:10.1103/physrevd.111.015006
2024
Dark matter (h)eats young planets
Croon, D., & Smirnov, J. (2024). Dark matter (h)eats young planets. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2024(11), 046. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2024/11/046
Dark Matter halo parameters from overheated exoplanets via Bayesian hierarchical inference
Benito, M., Karchev, K., Leane, R. K., Põder, S., Smirnov, J., & Trotta, R. (2024). Dark Matter halo parameters from overheated exoplanets via Bayesian hierarchical inference. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2024(07), 038. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2024/07/038
White Dwarfs in Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies: A New Class of Compact-Dark-Matter Detectors
Smirnov, J., Goobar, A., Linden, T., & Mörtsell, E. (2024). White Dwarfs in Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies: A New Class of Compact-Dark-Matter Detectors. Physical Review Letters, 132(15). doi:10.1103/physrevlett.132.151401
Evaporation barrier for dark matter in celestial bodies
Acevedo, J. F., Leane, R. K., & Smirnov, J. (2024). Evaporation barrier for dark matter in celestial bodies. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2024(04), 038. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2024/04/038
Gamma-ray lines in 15 years of Fermi-LAT data: New constraints on Higgs portal dark matter
De La Torre Luque, P., Smirnov, J., & Linden, T. (2024). Gamma-ray lines in 15 years of Fermi-LAT data: New constraints on Higgs portal dark matter. Physical Review D, 109(4). doi:10.1103/physrevd.109.l041301
2023
Dark matter capture in celestial objects: treatment across kinematic and interaction regimes
Leane, R. K., & Smirnov, J. (2023). Dark matter capture in celestial objects: treatment across kinematic and interaction regimes. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2023(12), 040. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2023/12/040
Floating dark matter in celestial bodies
Leane, R. K., & Smirnov, J. (2023). Floating dark matter in celestial bodies. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2023(10), 057. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2023/10/057
Scalar Co-SIMP dark matter: models and sensitivities
Parikh, A., Smirnov, J., Xu, W. L., & Zhou, B. (2023). Scalar Co-SIMP dark matter: models and sensitivities. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2023(8). doi:10.1007/jhep08(2023)091
Dark matter bound states: A window into the early universe
Smirnov, J. (2023). Dark matter bound states: A window into the early universe. SciPost Physics Proceedings, (12). doi:10.21468/scipostphysproc.12.003
2022
A next-generation liquid xenon observatory for dark matter and neutrino physics
Aalbers, J., AbdusSalam, S. S., Abe, K., Aerne, V., Agostini, F., Ahmed Maouloud, S., . . . Zupan, J. (2022). A next-generation liquid xenon observatory for dark matter and neutrino physics. Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 50(1), 013001. doi:10.1088/1361-6471/ac841a
Glueballs in a thermal squeezeout model
Asadi, P., Kramer, E. D., Kuflik, E., Slatyer, T. R., & Smirnov, J. (2022). Glueballs in a thermal squeezeout model. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2022(7). doi:10.1007/jhep07(2022)006
WIMPs without weakness: Generalized mass window with entropy injection
Asadi, P., Slatyer, T. R., & Smirnov, J. (2022). WIMPs without weakness: Generalized mass window with entropy injection. Physical Review D, 106(1). doi:10.1103/physrevd.106.015012
2021
Accidentally Asymmetric Dark Matter.
Asadi, P., Kramer, E. D., Kuflik, E., Ridgway, G. W., Slatyer, T. R., & Smirnov, J. (2021). Accidentally Asymmetric Dark Matter.. Physical review letters, 127(21), 211101. doi:10.1103/physrevlett.127.211101
Thermal squeezeout of dark matter
Asadi, P., Kramer, E. D., Kuflik, E., Ridgway, G. W., Slatyer, T. R., & Smirnov, J. (2021). Thermal squeezeout of dark matter. Physical Review D, 104(9). doi:10.1103/physrevd.104.095013
Exoplanets as Sub-GeV Dark Matter Detectors.
Leane, R. K., & Smirnov, J. (2021). Exoplanets as Sub-GeV Dark Matter Detectors.. Physical review letters, 126(16), 161101. doi:10.1103/physrevlett.126.161101
Dynamical Pool-Size Optimization for the SARS-CoV-2 PCR Test
2020
Vainshtein screening in bimetric cosmology
Lüben, M., Schmidt-May, A., & Smirnov, J. (2020). Vainshtein screening in bimetric cosmology. Physical Review D, 102(12). doi:10.1103/physrevd.102.123529
New Freezeout Mechanism for Strongly Interacting Dark Matter.
Smirnov, J., & Beacom, J. F. (2020). New Freezeout Mechanism for Strongly Interacting Dark Matter.. Physical review letters, 125(13), 131301. doi:10.1103/physrevlett.125.131301
Thermal history of composite dark matter
Dondi, N. A., Sannino, F., & Smirnov, J. (2020). Thermal history of composite dark matter. Physical Review D, 101(10). doi:10.1103/physrevd.101.103010
Dark matter meets quantum gravity
Reichert, M., & Smirnov, J. (2020). Dark matter meets quantum gravity. Physical Review D, 101(6). doi:10.1103/physrevd.101.063015
2019
Asymptotically safe clockwork mechanism
Sannino, F., Smirnov, J., & Wang, Z. W. (2019). Asymptotically safe clockwork mechanism. Physical Review D, 100(7). doi:10.1103/physrevd.100.075009
Tev-scale thermal WIMPs: Unitarity and its consequences
Smirnov, J., & Beacom, J. F. (2019). Tev-scale thermal WIMPs: Unitarity and its consequences. Physical Review D, 100(4). doi:10.1103/physrevd.100.043029
Cosmological abundance of colored relics
Gross, C., Mitridate, A., Redi, M., Smirnov, J., & Strumia, A. (2019). Cosmological abundance of colored relics. Physical Review D, 99(1). doi:10.1103/physrevd.99.016024
2018
Long range effects in gravity theories with Vainshtein screening
Platscher, M., Smirnov, J., Meyer, S., & Bartelmann, M. (2018). Long range effects in gravity theories with Vainshtein screening. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2018(12), 009. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2018/12/009
Colored dark matter
De Luca, V., Mitridate, A., Redi, M., Smirnov, J., & Strumia, A. (2018). Colored dark matter. Physical Review D, 97(11). doi:10.1103/physrevd.97.115024
Asymptotically safe standard model extensions?
Pelaggi, G. M., Plascencia, A. D., Salvio, A., Sannino, F., Smirnov, J., & Strumia, A. (2018). Asymptotically safe standard model extensions?. Physical Review D, 97(9). doi:10.1103/physrevd.97.095013
Decoherence of gravitational wave oscillations in bigravity
Max, K., Platscher, M., & Smirnov, J. (2018). Decoherence of gravitational wave oscillations in bigravity. Physical Review D, 97(6). doi:10.1103/physrevd.97.064009
2017
Dark matter as a weakly coupled dark baryon
Mitridate, A., Redi, M., Smirnov, J., & Strumia, A. (2017). Dark matter as a weakly coupled dark baryon. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2017(10). doi:10.1007/jhep10(2017)210
Gravitational Wave Oscillations in Bigravity.
Max, K., Platscher, M., & Smirnov, J. (2017). Gravitational Wave Oscillations in Bigravity.. Physical review letters, 119(11), 111101. doi:10.1103/physrevlett.119.111101
Baryonic Higgs at the LHC
Duerr, M., Pérez, P. F., & Smirnov, J. (2017). Baryonic Higgs at the LHC. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2017(9). doi:10.1007/jhep09(2017)093
Minimal conformal extensions of the Higgs sector
Helmboldt, A. J., Humbert, P., Lindner, M., & Smirnov, J. (2017). Minimal conformal extensions of the Higgs sector. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2017(7). doi:10.1007/jhep07(2017)113
Cosmological implications of Dark Matter bound states
Mitridate, A., Redi, M., Smirnov, J., & Strumia, A. (2017). Cosmological implications of Dark Matter bound states. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2017(05), 006. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2017/05/006
Degravitation of the cosmological constant in bigravity
Platscher, M., & Smirnov, J. (2017). Degravitation of the cosmological constant in bigravity. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2017(03), 051. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2017/03/051
2016
Gamma-ray excess and the minimal dark matter model
Duerr, M., Pérez, P. F., & Smirnov, J. (2016). Gamma-ray excess and the minimal dark matter model. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2016(6). doi:10.1007/jhep06(2016)008
Scalar dark matter: direct vs. indirect detection
Duerr, M., Pérez, P. F., & Smirnov, J. (2016). Scalar dark matter: direct vs. indirect detection. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2016(6). doi:10.1007/jhep06(2016)152
Gamma lines from Majorana dark matter
Duerr, M., Fileviez Pérez, P., & Smirnov, J. (2016). Gamma lines from Majorana dark matter. Physical Review D, 93(2). doi:10.1103/physrevd.93.023509
2015
Scalar singlet dark matter and gamma lines
Duerr, M., Fileviez Pérez, P., & Smirnov, J. (2015). Scalar singlet dark matter and gamma lines. Physics Letters B, 751, 119-122. doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2015.10.034
Simplified Dirac dark matter models and gamma-ray lines
Duerr, M., Fileviez Pérez, P., & Smirnov, J. (2015). Simplified Dirac dark matter models and gamma-ray lines. Physical Review D, 92(8). doi:10.1103/physrevd.92.083521
Lepton number violation within the conformal inverse seesaw
Humbert, P., Lindner, M., Patra, S., & Smirnov, J. (2015). Lepton number violation within the conformal inverse seesaw. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2015(9). doi:10.1007/jhep09(2015)064
Simplified models for dark matter searches at the LHC
Abdallah, J., Araujo, H., Arbey, A., Ashkenazi, A., Belyaev, A., Berger, J., . . . Zurek, K. (2015). Simplified models for dark matter searches at the LHC. Physics of the Dark Universe, 9-10, 8-23. doi:10.1016/j.dark.2015.08.001
The inverse seesaw in conformal electro-weak symmetry breaking and phenomenological consequences
Humbert, P., Lindner, M., & Smirnov, J. (2015). The inverse seesaw in conformal electro-weak symmetry breaking and phenomenological consequences. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2015(6). doi:10.1007/jhep06(2015)035
2014
Neutrino masses and conformal electro-weak symmetry breaking
Lindner, M., Schmidt, S., & Smirnov, J. (2014). Neutrino masses and conformal electro-weak symmetry breaking. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2014(10). doi:10.1007/jhep10(2014)177
Loopy constraints on leptophilic dark matter and internal bremsstrahlung
Kopp, J., Michaels, L., & Smirnov, J. (2014). Loopy constraints on leptophilic dark matter and internal bremsstrahlung. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2014(04), 022. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2014/04/022
2013
Improving electro-weak fits with TeV-scale sterile neutrinos
Akhmedov, E., Kartavtsev, A., Lindner, M., Michaels, L., & Smirnov, J. (2013). Improving electro-weak fits with TeV-scale sterile neutrinos. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2013(5). doi:10.1007/jhep05(2013)081