Sandra Robles Portilla

Nucleon Structure and Strong Interactions in Dark Matter Capture in Neutron Stars (vol 127, 111803, 2021)

Nicole F Bell, Giorgio Busoni, Theo F Motta, Sandra Robles, Anthony W Thomas, Michael Virgato

Journal article  |  2022  |  PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

This corrects the article DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.111803.

Dark matter pollution in the Diffuse Supernova Neutrino Background

NF Bell, MJ Dolan, S Robles

Journal article  |  2022  |  Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

The Hyper-Kamiokande (HyperK) experiment is expected to precisely measure the Diffuse Supernova Neutrino Background (DSNB). This r..

A deep learning approach to halo merger tree construction

Sandra Robles, Jonathan S Gomez, Adin Ramirez Rivera, Nelson D Padilla, Diego Dujovne

Journal article  |  2022  |  MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

A key ingredient for semi-analytic models of galaxy formation is the mass assembly history of haloes, encoded in a tree structure...

Improved treatment of dark matter capture in neutron stars III: nucleon and exotic targets

Filippo Anzuini, Nicole F Bell, Giorgio Busoni, Theo F Motta, Sandra Robles, Anthony W Thomas, Michael Virgato

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS

We consider the capture of dark matter (DM) in neutron stars via scattering on hadronic targets, including neutrons, protons and h..

Searching for dark matter in the Sun using Hyper-Kamiokande

Nicole F Bell, Matthew J Dolan, Sandra Robles

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS

We study the ability of the Hyper-Kamiokande (HyperK) experiment, currently under construction, to constrain a neutrino signal pro..

Improved treatment of dark matter capture in white dwarfs

Nicole F Bell, Giorgio Busoni, Maura E Ramirez-Quezada, Sandra Robles, Michael Virgato

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS

White dwarfs, the most abundant stellar remnants, provide a promising means of probing dark matter interactions, complimentary to ..

Nucleon Structure and Strong Interactions in Dark Matter Capture in Neutron Stars

Nicole F Bell, Giorgio Busoni, Theo F Motta, Sandra Robles, Anthony W Thomas, Michael Virgato

Journal article  |  2021  |  PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

We outline two important effects that are missing from most evaluations of the dark matter capture rate in neutron stars. As dark ..

Improved treatment of dark matter capture in neutron stars II: leptonic targets

Nicole F Bell, Giorgio Busoni, Sandra Robles, Michael Virgato

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Neutron stars harbour matter under extreme conditions, providing a unique testing ground for fundamental interactions. We recently..

2HDM singlet portal to dark matter

ME Cabrera, JA Casas, A Delgado, S Robles

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS

Higgs portal models are the most minimal way to explain the relic abundance of the Universe. They add just a singlet that only cou..

Improved treatment of dark matter capture in neutron stars

Nicole F Bell, Giorgio Busoni, Sandra Robles, Michael Virgato

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Neutron stars provide a cosmic laboratory to study the nature of dark matter particles and their interactions. Dark matter can be ..