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arxiv: astro-ph/0405362 · v1 · submitted 2004-05-19 · 🌌 astro-ph · hep-ph

Reconciling the positive DAMA annual modulation signal with the negative results of the CDMS II experiment

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We examine the recent CDMS II results in the context of the mirror matter interpretation of the DAMA/NaI experiment.We find that the favoured mirror matter interpretation of the DAMA/NaI experiment -- a $He'/H'$ dominated halo with a small $O'$ component is fully consistent with the null results reported by CDMS II. While the CDMS II experiment is quite sensitive to a heavy $Fe'$ component, and may yet find a positive result, a more decisive test of mirror matter-type dark matter would require a lower threshold experiment using light target elements.

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