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Has DAMA Detected Self-Interacting Dark Matter?

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v5 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Authors: Saibal Mitra
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Abstract

We consider a model in which dark matter consists of a large self-interacting component (SIDM particles) and a small component with strong interactions with baryons (SIMPs). We show that the DAMA annual modulation signal can be caused by SIDM particles interacting with SIMPs trapped in iodine nuclei in the DAMA/NaI detector.

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dama libra dark matter experiment dark matter

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0409121,
  title  = {Has DAMA Detected Self-Interacting Dark Matter?},
  author = {Saibal Mitra},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0409121},
  year   = {2007}
}

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4 pages, version accepted by PRD

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