Annual modulation signature for the direct detection of Milky Way WIMP’s and supergravity models

1999/02/03 by R. Arnowitt, Pran Nath · 5 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #astro-ph #hep-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.60.044002

published as Phys.Rev.D60:044002,1999 · 14 pages, 5 figures

arxiv created 1999/02/03 · openalex publication_date 1999/07/08 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

An analysis is given of the annual modulation signal for the direct detection of relic neutralinos within the framework of supergravity unified models. It is shown that both the minimal and the non-minimal super-gravity (SUGRA) models can generate neutralino-proton cross sections at the level compatible with the signals reported by Bernabei et al. (the DAMA experiment at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory). Effects of proton stability on the analysis of the DAMA data in the minimal and the non-minimal SUGRA models are also discussed.

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