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Title: Improved constraints on inelastic dark matter

Abstract

We perform an extensive study of the DAMA annual modulation data in the context of inelastic dark matter. We find that inelastic dark matter with mass m{sub χ}∼>15 GeV is excluded at the 95% confidence level by the combination of DAMA spectral information and results from other direct detection experiments. However, at smaller m{sub χ}, inelastic dark matter constitutes a possible solution to the DAMA puzzle.

Authors:
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22273255
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 2009; Journal Issue: 09; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1475-7516
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; ASTROPHYSICS; COSMOLOGY; GEV RANGE; LIMITING VALUES; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; MODULATION; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION; REST MASS

Citation Formats

Schmidt-Hoberg, Kai, and Winkler, Martin Wolfgang, E-mail: kschmidt@ph.tum.de, E-mail: mwinkler@ph.tum.de. Improved constraints on inelastic dark matter. United States: N. p., 2009. Web. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2009/09/010.
Schmidt-Hoberg, Kai, & Winkler, Martin Wolfgang, E-mail: kschmidt@ph.tum.de, E-mail: mwinkler@ph.tum.de. Improved constraints on inelastic dark matter. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2009/09/010
Schmidt-Hoberg, Kai, and Winkler, Martin Wolfgang, E-mail: kschmidt@ph.tum.de, E-mail: mwinkler@ph.tum.de. 2009. "Improved constraints on inelastic dark matter". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2009/09/010.
@article{osti_22273255,
title = {Improved constraints on inelastic dark matter},
author = {Schmidt-Hoberg, Kai and Winkler, Martin Wolfgang, E-mail: kschmidt@ph.tum.de, E-mail: mwinkler@ph.tum.de},
abstractNote = {We perform an extensive study of the DAMA annual modulation data in the context of inelastic dark matter. We find that inelastic dark matter with mass m{sub χ}∼>15 GeV is excluded at the 95% confidence level by the combination of DAMA spectral information and results from other direct detection experiments. However, at smaller m{sub χ}, inelastic dark matter constitutes a possible solution to the DAMA puzzle.},
doi = {10.1088/1475-7516/2009/09/010},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22273255}, journal = {Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics},
issn = {1475-7516},
number = 09,
volume = 2009,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2009},
month = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2009}
}