Using the energy spectrum measured by DAMA/LIBRA to probe light dark matter

Spencer Chang, Aaron Pierce, and Neal Weiner
Phys. Rev. D 79, 115011 – Published 15 June 2009

Abstract

A weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) weighing only a few GeV has been invoked as an explanation for the signal from the DAMA/LIBRA experiment. We show that the data from DAMA/LIBRA are now powerful enough to strongly constrain the properties of any putative WIMP. Accounting for the detailed recoil spectrum, a light WIMP with a Maxwellian velocity distribution and a spin-independent interaction cannot account for the data. Even neglecting the spectrum, significant parameter space is excluded by a limit that can be derived from the DAMA unmodulated signal at low energies. Appreciable modification to the astrophysics or particle physics can open light mass windows.

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  • Received 6 August 2008

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.79.115011

©2009 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Spencer Chang1, Aaron Pierce2, and Neal Weiner1

  • 1Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics, New York University, New York, New York 10003, USA
  • 2Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA

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Vol. 79, Iss. 11 — 1 June 2009

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