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Experimental constraints on a dark matter origin for the DAMA annual modulation effect

C. E. Aalseth·P. S. Barbeau·D. G. Cerdeno·J. Colaresi·J. I. Collar·P. de Lurgio·G. Drake·J. E. Fast·C. H. Greenberg·T. W. Hossbach·J. D. Kephart·M. G. Marino·H. S. Miley·J. L. Orrell·D. Reyna·R. G. H. Robertson·R. Talaga·O. Tench·T. D. Van Wechel·J. F. Wilkerson·K. M. Yocum
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A claim for evidence of dark matter interactions in the DAMA experiment has been recently reinforced. We employ a new type of germanium detector to conclusively rule out a standard isothermal galactic halo of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) as the explanation for the annual modulation effect leading to the claim. Bounds are similarly imposed on a suggestion that dark pseudoscalars mightlead to the effect. We describe the sensitivity to light dark matter particles achievable with our device, in particular to Next-to-Minimal Supersymmetric Model candidates.

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C. E. Aalseth, P. S. Barbeau, D. G. Cerdeno, J. Colaresi, J. I. Collar, P. de Lurgio, G. Drake, J. E. Fast, C. H. Greenberg, T. W. Hossbach, J. D. Kephart, M. G. Marino, H. S. Miley, J. L. Orrell, D. Reyna, R. G. H. Robertson, R. Talaga, O. Tench, T. D. Van Wechel, J. F. Wilkerson, K. M. Yocum. 2008-07-31. Experimental constraints on a dark matter origin for the DAMA annual modulation effect. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.101.251301

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