Event rates for WIMP detection

Journal Article · Tue Nov 28 00:00:00 EST 2006 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2409079· OSTI ID:20900770

Vergados, J D ^[1]; Moustakidis, Ch C; Oikonomou, V ^[2]

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1. University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Gr 45110 (Greece)
2. Department of Theoretical Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki (Greece)

The event rates for the direct detection of dark matter for various types of WIMPs are presented. In addition to the neutralino of SUSY models, we considered other candidates (exotic scalars as well as particles in Kaluza-Klein and technicolour theories) with masses in the TeV region. Then one finds reasonable branching ratios to excited states. Thus the detection of the WIMP can be made not only by recoil measurements, by measuring the de-excitation {gamma}-rays as well.

• OSTI ID: 20900770
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 878, Issue 1; Conference: DSU 2006: 2. international conference on the dark side of the universe, Madrid (Spain), 20-24 Jun 2006; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2409079; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
BRANCHING RATIO
DE-EXCITATION
EXCITED STATES
GAMMA RADIATION
KALUZA-KLEIN THEORY
NONLUMINOUS MATTER
SUPERSYMMETRY
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