2004/09/30 by Saibal Mitra · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #astro-ph #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.71.121302
published as Phys.Rev. D71 (2005) 121302 · 4 pages, version accepted by PRD
arxiv created 2005/06/15 · openalex publication_date 2005/06/21 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We consider a model in which dark matter consists of a large self-interacting component (SIDM particles) and a small component with strong interactions with baryons (SIMPs). We show that the DAMA annual modulation signal can be caused by SIDM particles interacting with SIMPs trapped in iodine nuclei in the DAMA/NaI detector.