8 Mar
2004
8 Mar
'04
2:24 p.m.
http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0403043
Exploring the mirror matter interpretation of the DAMA experiment: Has the dark matter problem been solved?
Authors: R.Foot Comments: About 10 pages
The self consistency between the impressive DAMA annual modulation signal and the measured recoil energy spectrum is identified as an important test for dark matter candidates. Mirror matter-type dark matter passes this test while other dark matter candidates, including standard WIMPs and mini-electric charged particle dark matter, fail. We argue that the unique properties of mirror matter-type dark matter seem to be just those required to fully explain the data, suggesting that the dark matter problem has finally been solved.