{"arxiv_id":"astro-ph/0406531","title":"A Window in the Dark Matter Exclusion Limits","abstract":"We consider the cross section limits for light dark matter candidates ($m=0.4$ to 10 GeV). We calculate the interaction of dark matter in the crust above underground dark matter detectors and find that in the intermediate cross section range, the energy loss of dark matter is sufficient to fall below the energy threshold of current underground experiments. This implies the existence of a window in the dark matter exclusion limits in the micro-barn range.","primary_cat":"astro-ph","cross_cats":["hep-ph"],"submitted_at":"2004-06-24T15:59:05+00:00","latest_version":2,"source":"arxiv","source_label":"arXiv","source_url":null,"has_pdf":true,"has_source":false,"verdict":"CONDITIONAL","confidence":"MODERATE","one_line_summary":"A window in dark matter exclusion limits exists near micro-barn cross sections for masses below about 2.4 GeV, because crustal energy loss blinds underground detectors while XQC excludes higher cross sections.","novelty_score":5.0,"correctness_risk":"medium","formal_verification":"none","upvotes":0,"downvotes":0,"pith_score":0,"inbound_count":21,"_links":{"html":"https://pith.science/paper/astro-ph/0406531","verdict":"/api/v1/verdicts/astro-ph/0406531"}}