The expected background spectrum in NaI dark matter detectors and the DAMA result

Details The expected background spectrum in NaI dark matter detectors and the DAMA result The expected background spectrum in NaI dark matter detectors and the DAMA result

2009-12-15

arxiv.org/abs/0912.2983v1

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Experiment

17 pages, 6 figures

Scientific paper

Detailed Monte Carlo simulations of the expected radioactive background rates and spectra in NaI crystals are presented. The obtained spectra are then compared to those measured in the DAMA/NaI and DAMA/LIBRA experiments. The simulations can be made consistent with the measured DAMA spectrum only by assuming higher than reported concentrations of some isotopes and even so leave very little room for the dark matter signal. We conclude that any interpretation of the annual modulation of the event rate observed by DAMA as a dark matter signal, should include full consideration of the background spectrum. This would significantly restrict the range of dark matter models capable of explaining the modulation effect.

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