DAMA detection claim is still compatible with all other DM searches

2005/12/20 by Graciela B. Gelmini, Graciela B Gelmini · 11 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Dark matter #Detection theory #Detector #Halo #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #SIGNAL (programming language) #hep-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1742-6596/39/1/040

published in Journal of Physics Conference Series 39, 166-169 (IOP Publishing) · Talk given at TAUP2005, Sept. 10-14 2005, Zaragoza (Spain). 3 pages, 4 figures

arxiv created 2005/12/20 · openalex publication_date 2006/05/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

We show that the annual modulation signal observed by DAMA can be reconciled with all other negative results from dark matter searches with a conventional halo model for particle masses around 5 to 9 GeV. We also show which particular dark matter stream could produce the DAMA signal.

Citations

• On the direct detection of extragalactic weakly interacting massive particles
• New results from the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search experiment
• Compatibility of DAMA dark matter detection with other searches
• RECONCILING THE POSITIVE DAMA ANNUAL MODULATION SIGNAL WITH THE NEGATIVE RESULTS OF THE CDMS II EXPERIMENT

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