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SUMMARY:A model-independent method and a model-dependent result in direct 
 dark matter detection - Eugenio Del Nobile (UCLA\, Los Angeles)
DTSTART:20150116T153000Z
DTEND:20150116T163000Z
UID:TALK56804@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Marco Nardecchia
DESCRIPTION:In order to favor the comparison of the different direct dark 
 matter search data\, the experimental collaborations typically translate t
 heir results into bounds or allowed regions within a specific model of dar
 k matter interactions. The resulting claim of incompatibility between the 
 9.3 sigma evidence for dark matter in the DAMA experiment and the null res
 ult of other experiments is itself model dependent.\nIn the first part of 
 this talk we will propose a simple method (and a code) to translate bounds
  from one dark matter model to another\, thus going beyond the usual assum
 ption of spin-independent or spin-dependent interactions. In the second pa
 rt we will show that a fermion dark matter interacting through a light pse
 udoscalar mediator can reconcile DAMA with the null experiments. In this m
 odel\, the DAMA excess is also seen to be compatible with the gamma-ray ex
 cess in the galactic center while reproducing the correct relic density.\n
LOCATION:MR19 (Potter Room\, Pavilion B)\, CMS
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