Recent results on the low mass dark matter WIMP controversy: 2011

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2011-09-08

arxiv.org/abs/1109.1799v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

15 pages, 13 figures

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We review the confused situation concerning evidence for low-mass WIMPs. In the past one half year there have been new results concerning the existence of WIMPs at low mass including the new XENON 100, 100-day data, additional CDMS results, the publication of annual variation data from LVD and Borexino and new CoGeNT data. Along with the S2 analyses of the XENON 10 data we provide an overview of this situation. We discuss new results from 2011 here. We also discuss the origin of annual variations of signals in underground laboratories. This article is meant to be an update of recent experimental results. It is not a critical comparison of the claims of various experimental groups. Such critiques are made in public conferences and meetings. There is currently an intense discussion being carried out about the low mass WIMP region with many different viewpoints. We have little to say about this situation except that the scientific method usually insures the correct results will eventually surface.

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