Strong constraints from COSINE-100 on the DAMA dark matter results using the same sodium iodide target

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Adhikari, Govinda ^[1] ; de Souza, Estella B. ^{[2, 3]} ; Carlin, Nelson ^[4] ; Choi, Jae Jin ^[5] ; Choi, Seonho ^[5] ; Djamal, Mitra ^[6] ; Ezeribe, Anthony C. ^[7] ; Franca, Luis E. ^[4] ; Ha, Chang Hyon ^[8] ; Hahn, In Sik ^{[9, 10, 11]} ; Jeon, Eunju ^[12] ; Jo, Jay Hyun ^{[2, 3]} ; Joo, Han Wool ^[5] ; Kang, Woon Gu ^[12] ; Kauer, Matthew ^{[13, 14]} ; Kim, Hyounggyu ^[12] ; Kim, Hongjoo ^[15] ; Kim, Kyungwon ^[12] ; Kim, Sunghyun ^[12] ; Kim, Sun Kee ^[5] ; Kim, Won Kyung ^{[12, 10]} ; Kim, Yeongduk ^{[16, 12, 10]} ; Kim, Yong-Hamb ^{[17, 12, 10]} ; Ko, Young Ju ^[12] ; Lee, Eun Kyung ^[12] ; Lee, Hyunseok ^{[12, 10]} ; Lee, Hyun Su ^{[12, 10]} ; Lee, Hye Young ^[12] ; Lee, In Soo ^[12] ; Lee, Jaison ^[12] ; Lee, Jooyoung ^[15] ; Lee, Moo Hyun ^{[12, 10]} ; Lee, Seo Hyun ^{[12, 10]} ; Lee, Seung Mok ^[5] ; Leonard, Douglas ^[12] ; Manzato, Bruno B. ^[4] ; Maruyama, Reina H. ^{[2, 3]} ; Neal, Robert J. ^[7] ; Olsen, Stephen L. ^[12] ; Park, Byung Ju ^{[12, 10]} ; Park, Hyang Kyu ^[18] ; Park, Hyeonseo ^[17] ; Park, Kangsoon ^[12] ; Pitta, Ricardo L. C. ^[4] ; Prihtiadi, Hafizh ^[12] ; Ra, Sejin ^[12] ; Rott, Carsten ^[19] ; Shin, Keon Ah ^[12] ; Scarff, Andrew ^[7] ; Spooner, Neil J. C. ^[7] ; Thompson, William G. ^{[2, 3]} ; Yang, Liang ^[1] ; Yu, Gyun Ho ^[19]

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^[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Phys, La Jolla, CA 92093 - USA

^[2] Yale Univ, Dept Phys, New Haven, CT 06520 - USA

^[3] Yale Univ, Wright Lab, New Haven, CT 06520 - USA

^[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Phys Inst, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[5] Seoul Natl Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Seoul 08826 - South Korea

^[6] Bandung Inst Technol, Dept Phys, Bandung 40132 - Indonesia

^[7] Univ Sheffield, Dept Phys & Astron, Sheffield S3 7RH, S Yorkshire - England

^[8] Chung Ang Univ, Dept Phys, Seoul 06973 - South Korea

^[9] Ewha Womans Univ, Dept Sci Educ, Seoul 03760 - South Korea

^[10] Univ Sci & Technol UST, IBS Sch, Daejeon 34113 - South Korea

^[11] Inst Basic Sci IBS, Ctr Exot Nucl Studies, Daejeon 34126 - South Korea

^[12] Inst Basic Sci IBS, Ctr Underground Phys, Daejeon 34126 - South Korea

^[13] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, Madison, WI 53706 - USA

^[14] Univ Wisconsin, Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophys Ctr, Madison, WI 53706 - USA

^[15] Kyungpook Natl Univ, Dept Phys, Daegu 41566 - South Korea

^[16] Sejong Univ, Dept Phys, Seoul 05006 - South Korea

^[17] Korea Res Inst Stand & Sci, Daejeon 34113 - South Korea

^[18] Korea Univ, Dept Accelerator Sci, Sejong 30019 - South Korea

^[19] Sungkyunkwan Univ, Dept Phys, Suwon 16419 - South Korea

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: SCIENCE ADVANCES; v. 7, n. 46 NOV 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

We present new constraints on dark matter interactions using 1.7 years of COSINE-100 data. The COSINE-100 experiment, consisting of 106 kg of tallium-doped sodium iodide {[}NaI(Tl)] target material, is aimed to test DAMA's claim of dark matter observation using the same NaI(Tl) detectors. Improved event selection requirements, a more precise understanding of the detector background, and the use of a larger dataset considerably enhance the COSINE-100 sensitivity for dark matter detection. No signal consistent with the dark matter interaction is identified and rules out model-dependent dark matter interpretations of the DAMA signals in the specific context of standard halo model with the same NaI(Tl) target for various interaction hypotheses. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/02952-0 - Search for dark matter: WIMPs and dark photons
• Grantee: Nelson Carlin Filho
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants