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On the Correlation Between the Spin-Independent and Spin-Dependent Direct Detection of Dark Matter

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2014-11-20 v2

Abstract

We study the correlation between spin-independent and spin-dependent scattering in the context of MSSM neutralino dark matter for both thermal and non-thermal histories. We explore the generality of this relationship with reference to other models. We discuss why either fine-tuning or numerical coincidences are necessary for the correlation to break down. We derive upper bounds on spin-dependent scattering mediated by a Z boson.

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@article{arxiv.1001.3408,
  title  = {On the Correlation Between the Spin-Independent and Spin-Dependent Direct Detection of Dark Matter},
  author = {Timothy Cohen and Daniel J. Phalen and Aaron Pierce},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.3408},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

31 pages, 6 figures, 3 appendices; v2: refs added, minor typos corrected, journal version