COSINE-100 Full Dataset Challenges the Annual Modulation Signal of DAMA/LIBRA
Abstract
For over 25 years, the DAMA/LIBRA collaboration has claimed to observe an annual modulation signal, suggesting the existence of dark matter interactions. However, no experiment employing different target materials has observed a dark matter signal consistent with their result. To address this puzzle, the COSINE-100 collaboration conducted a model-independent test using sodium iodide crystal detectors, the same target material as DAMA/LIBRA. Analyzing data collected over 6.4 years by the effective mass of 61.3 kg, with improved energy calibration and time-dependent background modeling, we found no evidence of an annual modulation signal, challenging the DAMA/LIBRA result with a confidence level greater than 3. This finding represents a substantial step toward resolving the long-standing debate surrounding DAMA/LIBRA's dark matter claim, indicating that the observed modulation is unlikely to be caused by dark matter interactions.
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@article{arxiv.2409.13226,
title = {COSINE-100 Full Dataset Challenges the Annual Modulation Signal of DAMA/LIBRA},
author = {N. Carlin and J. Y. Cho and J. J. Choi and S. Choi and A. C. Ezeribe and L. E. Franca and C. Ha and I. S. Hahn and S. J. Hollick and E. J. Jeon and H. W. Joo and W. G. Kang and M. Kauer and B. H. Kim and H. J. Kim and J. Kim and K. W. Kim and S. H. Kim and S. K. Kim and W. K. Kim and Y. D. Kim and Y. H. Kim and Y. J. Ko and D. H. Lee and E. K. Lee and H. Lee and H. S. Lee and H. Y. Lee and I. S. Lee and J. Lee and J. Y. Lee and M. H. Lee and S. H. Lee and S. M. Lee and Y. J. Lee and D. S. Leonard and N. T. Luan and V. H. A. Machado and B. B. Manzato and R. H. Maruyama and R. J. Neal and S. L. Olsen and B. J. Park and H. K. Park and H. S. Park and J. C. Park and K. S. Park and S. D. Park and R. L. C. Pitta and H. Prihtiadi and S. J. Ra and C. Rott and K. A. Shin and D. F. F. S. Cavalcante and M. K. Son and N. J. C. Spooner and L. T. Truc and L. Yang and G. H. Yu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.13226},
year = {2025}
}