Lowering the threshold in the DAMA dark matter search

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2013, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Kelso, Chris ^a   Sandick, Pearl ^a   Savage, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

dark matter detectors; dark matter experiments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884827740     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2013/09/022     Document Type: Article

References (62)

1. R. Bernabei, P. Belli, F. Cappella, R. Cerulli, F. Montecchia et al., 2003 Dark matter search Riv. Nuovo Cim. 26N1 1 [astro-ph/0307403]
2. DAMA collaboration, R. Bernabei et al., 2008 The DAMA/LIBRA apparatus, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 592 297 [0804.2738]
3. DAMA, LIBRA collaboration, R. Bernabei et al., 2010 New results from DAMA/LIBRA, Eur. Phys. J. C 67 39 [1002.1028]
4. A. Bottino, F. Donato, N. Fornengo and S. Scopel, 2003 Lower bound on the neutralino mass from new data on CMB and implications for relic neutralinos, Phys. Rev. D 68 043506 [hep-ph/0304080] (Pubitemid 44641942)
5. A. Bottino, F. Donato, N. Fornengo and S. Scopel, 2004 Light neutralinos and WIMP direct searches, Phys. Rev. D 69 037302 [hep-ph/0307303] (Pubitemid 44652936)
6. P. Gondolo and G. Gelmini, 2005 Compatibility of DAMA dark matter detection with other searches, Phys. Rev. D 71 123520 [hep-ph/0504010]
7. F. Petriello and K.M. Zurek, 2008 DAMA and WIMP dark matter J. High Energy Phys. JHEP09(2008)047 [0806.3989]
8. S. Chang, A. Pierce and N. Weiner, 2009 Using the Energy Spectrum at DAMA/LIBRA to Probe Light Dark Matter, Phys. Rev. D 79 115011 [0808.0196]
9. M. Fairbairn and T. Schwetz, 2009 Spin-independent elastic WIMP scattering and the DAMA annual modulation signal J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. 2009 01 037 [0808.0704]
10. C. Savage, G. Gelmini, P. Gondolo and K. Freese, 2009 Compatibility of DAMA/LIBRA dark matter detection with other searches J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. 2009 04 010 [0808.3607]
11. CoGeNT collaboration, C. Aalseth et al., 2011 Results from a Search for Light-Mass Dark Matter with a P-type Point Contact Germanium Detector, Phys. Rev. Lett. 106 131301 [1002.4703]
12. C. Aalseth, P. Barbeau, J. Colaresi, J. Collar, J. Diaz Leon et al., 2011 Search for an Annual Modulation in a P-type Point Contact Germanium Dark Matter Detector, Phys. Rev. Lett. 107 141301 [1106.0650]
13. G. Angloher, M. Bauer, I. Bavykina, A. Bento, C. Bucci et al., 2012 Results from 730 kg days of the CRESST-II Dark Matter Search, Eur. Phys. J. C 72 1971 [1109.0702]
14. C. Kelso, D. Hooper and M.R. Buckley, 2012 Toward A Consistent Picture For CRESST, CoGeNT and DAMA, Phys. Rev. D 85 043515 [1110.5338]
15. P.J. Fox, J. Kopp, M. Lisanti and N. Weiner, 2012 A CoGeNT Modulation Analysis, Phys. Rev. D 85 036008 [1107.0717]
16. CDMS collaboration, Z. Ahmed et al., Search for annual modulation in low-energy CDMS-II data, [1203.1309]
17. CDMS-II collaboration, Z. Ahmed et al., 2010 Dark Matter Search Results from the CDMS II Experiment, Science 327 1619 [0912.3592]
18. CDMS-II collaboration, Z. Ahmed et al., 2011 Results from a Low-Energy Analysis of the CDMS II Germanium Data, Phys. Rev. Lett. 106 131302 [1011.2482]
19. XENON10 collaboration, J. Angle et al., 2011 A search for light dark matter in XENON10 data, Phys. Rev. Lett. 107 051301 [Erratum ibid 110 (2013) 249901] [1104.3088]
20. XENON100 collaboration, E. Aprile et al., 2012 Dark Matter Results from 225 Live Days of XENON100 Data, Phys. Rev. Lett. 109 181301 [1207.5988]
21. CDMS collaboration, R. Agnese et al., Dark Matter Search Results Using the Silicon Detectors of CDMS II, [1304.4279]
22. CoGeNT collaboration, C. Aalseth et al., 2013 CoGeNT: A Search for Low-Mass Dark Matter using p-type Point Contact Germanium Detectors, Phys. Rev. D 88 012002 [1208.5737]
23. R. Bernabei, P. Belli, A. Di Marco, F. Cappella, A. d'Angelo et al., DAMA/LIBRA results and perspectives, [1301.6243]
24. R. Bernabei, P. Belli, A. Bussolotti, F. Cappella, V. Caracciolo et al., 2012 Performances of the new high quantum efficiency PMTs in DAMA/LIBRA, JInst 7 P03009
25. M.W. Goodman and E. Witten, 1985 Detectability of Certain Dark Matter Candidates, Phys. Rev. D 31 3059
26. J.R. Primack, D. Seckel and B. Sadoulet, 1988 Detection of Cosmic Dark Matter Ann. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci. 38 751
27. P. Smith and J. Lewin, 1990 Dark Matter Detection, Phys. Rept. 187 203
28. J. Lewin and P. Smith, 1996 Review of mathematics, numerical factors and corrections for dark matter experiments based on elastic nuclear recoil, Astropart. Phys. 6 87 (Pubitemid 126171858)
29. G. Jungman, M. Kamionkowski and K. Griest, 1996 Supersymmetric dark matter, Phys. Rept. 267 195 [hep-ph/9506380]
30. G. Bertone, D. Hooper and J. Silk, 2005 Particle dark matter: Evidence, candidates and constraints, Phys. Rept. 405 279 [hep-ph/0404175] (Pubitemid 40076471)
31. K. Freese, M. Lisanti and C. Savage, Annual Modulation of Dark Matter: A Review, [1209.3339]
32. R.H. Helm, 1956 Inelastic and Elastic Scattering of 187-Mev Electrons from Selected Even-Even Nuclei, Phys. Rev. 104 1466
33. V. Bednyakov and F. Simkovic, 2005 Nuclear spin structure in dark matter search: The Zero momentum transfer limit Phys. Part. Nucl. 36 131 [hep-ph/0406218]
34. V. Bednyakov and F. Simkovic, 2005 Fiz. Elem. Chast. Atom. Yadra 36 257
35. V. Bednyakov and F. Simkovic, 2006 Nuclear spin structure in dark matter search: The Finite momentum transfer limit, Phys. Part. Nucl. 37 S106 [hep-ph/0608097] (Pubitemid 44847337)
36. A. Kurylov and M. Kamionkowski, 2004 Generalized analysis of weakly interacting massive particle searches, Phys. Rev. D 69 063503 [hep-ph/0307185] (Pubitemid 44652788)
37. S. Chang, J. Liu, A. Pierce, N. Weiner and I. Yavin, 2010 CoGeNT Interpretations J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. 2010 08 018 [1004.0697]
38. J.L. Feng, J. Kumar, D. Marfatia and D. Sanford, 2011 Isospin-Violating Dark Matter, Phys. Lett. B 703 124 [1102.4331]
39. A. Drukier, K. Freese and D. Spergel, 1986 Detecting Cold Dark Matter Candidates, Phys. Rev. D 33 3495
40. K. Freese, J.A. Frieman and A. Gould, 1988 Signal Modulation in Cold Dark Matter Detection, Phys. Rev. D 37 3388
41. M. Reid, K. Menten, X. Zheng, A. Brunthaler, L. Moscadelli et al., 2009 Trigonometric Parallaxes of Massive Star Forming Regions: VI. Galactic Structure, Fundamental Parameters and Non-Circular Motions, Astrophys. J. 700 137 [0902.3913]
42. P.J. McMillan and J.J. Binney, The uncertainty in Galactic parameters, [0907.4685]
43. J. Bovy, D.W. Hogg and H.-W. Rix, 2009 Galactic masers and the Milky Way circular velocity, Astrophys. J. 704 1704 [0907.5423]
44. F.J. Kerr and D. Lynden-Bell, 1986 Review of galactic constants Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 221 1023
45. M.C. Smith, G. Ruchti, A. Helmi, R. Wyse, J. Fulbright et al., 2007 The RAVE Survey: Constraining the Local Galactic Escape Speed, Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 379 755 [astro-ph/0611671]
46. J. Caldwell and J. Ostriker, 1981 The Mass distribution within our Galaxy: A Three component model, Astrophys. J. 251 61
47. R. Catena and P. Ullio, 2010 A novel determination of the local dark matter density J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. 2010 08 004 [0907.0018]
48. M. Weber and W. de Boer, 2010 Determination of the Local Dark Matter Density in our Galaxy, Astron. Astrophys. 509 A25 [0910.4272]
49. P. Salucci, F. Nesti, G. Gentile and C. Martins, 2010 The dark matter density at the Sun's location, Astron. Astrophys. 523 A83 [1003.3101]
50. M. Pato, O. Agertz, G. Bertone, B. Moore and R. Teyssier, 2010 Systematic uncertainties in the determination of the local dark matter density, Phys. Rev. D 82 023531 [1006.1322]
51. J. Collar, Quenching and Channeling of Nuclear Recoils in NaI[Tl]: Implications for Dark Matter Searches, [1302.0796]
52. R. Bernabei, P. Belli, V. Landoni, F. Montecchia, W. Di Nicolantonio et al., 1996 New limits on WIMP search with large-mass low-radioactivity NaI(Tl) set-up at Gran Sasso, Phys. Lett. B 389 757 (Pubitemid 126385812)
53. V. Tretyak, 2010 Semi-empirical calculation of quenching factors for ions in scintillators, Astropart. Phys. 33 40 [0911.3041]
54. R. Bernabei, P. Belli, S. d'Angelo, A. Di Marco, F. Montecchia et al., 2013 Dark Matter investigation by DAMA at Gran Sasso, Int. J. Mod. Phys. A 28 1330022 [1306.1411]
55. C. Savage, K. Freese and P. Gondolo, 2006 Annual Modulation of Dark Matter in the Presence of Streams, Phys. Rev. D 74 043531 [astro-ph/0607121] (Pubitemid 44310614)
56. Particle Data Group collaboration, J. Beringer et al., 2012 Review of Particle Physics (RPP), Phys. Rev. D 86 010001 [http://pdg.lbl.gov]
57. DAMA collaboration, R. Bernabei et al., 2008 First results from DAMA/LIBRA and the combined results with DAMA/NaI, Eur. Phys. J. C 56 333 [0804.2741]
58. J. Kopp, T. Schwetz and J. Zupan, 2010 Global interpretation of direct Dark Matter searches after CDMS-II results J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. 2010 02 014 [0912.4264]
59. A.M. Green, 2003 Effect of realistic astrophysical inputs on the phase and shape of the WIMP annual modulation signal, Phys. Rev. D 68 023004 [Erratum ibid D 69 (2004) 109902] [astro-ph/0304446]
60. M.J. Lewis and K. Freese, 2004 The Phase of the annual modulation: Constraining the WIMP mass, Phys. Rev. D 70 043501 [astro-ph/0307190]
61. S. Chang, A. Pierce and N. Weiner, 2010 Momentum Dependent Dark Matter Scattering J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. 2010 01 006 [0908.3192]
62. A.L. Fitzpatrick, W. Haxton, E. Katz, N. Lubbers and Y. Xu, 2013 The Effective Field Theory of Dark Matter Direct Detection J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. 2013 02 004 [1203.3542]