How well will ton-scale dark matter direct detection experiments constrain minimal supersymmetry?

Understand

Weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) are amongst the most interesting dark matter (DM) candidates.

• Many DM candidates naturally arise in theories beyond the standard model (SM) of particle physics, like weak-scale supersymmetry (SUSY).
• Experiments aim to detect WIMPs by scattering, annihilation or direct production, and thereby determine the underlying theory to which they belong, along with its parameters.
• Here we examine the prospects for further constraining the Constrained Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (CMSSM) with future ton-scale direct detection experiments.