Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2008-08-29
JCAP 0901:032,2009
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
10 pages, 1 figure; v2: projected super-K sensitivity corrected and strengthened, references added; v3: published version
Scientific paper
10.1088/1475-7516/2009/01/032
We consider the prospects for testing the dark matter interpretation of the DAMA/LIBRA signal with the Super-Kamiokande experiment. The DAMA/LIBRA signal favors dark matter with low mass and high scattering cross section. We show that these characteristics imply that the scattering cross section that enters the DAMA/LIBRA event rate determines the annihilation rate probed by Super-Kamiokande. Current limits from Super-Kamiokande through-going events do not test the DAMA/LIBRA favored region. We show, however, that upcoming analyses including fully-contained events with sensitivity to dark matter masses from 5 to 10 GeV may corroborate the DAMA/LIBRA signal. We conclude by considering three specific dark matter candidates, neutralinos, WIMPless dark matter, and mirror dark matter, which illustrate the various model-dependent assumptions entering our analysis.
Feng Jonathan L.
Kumar Jason
Learned John
Strigari Louis E.
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