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- The mean life of the decaying particle X -> 2n (some magic decay. Not very physical, probably. But hey, we don't actually know what WIMPS are). | - The mean life of the decaying particle X -> 2n (some magic decay. Not very physical, probably. But hey, we don't actually know what WIMPS are). | ||
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- The energy of these neutrons (although if it is high enough, it may not matter too much?) | - The energy of these neutrons (although if it is high enough, it may not matter too much?) | ||
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- The abundance of X. | - The abundance of X. | ||
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- n interaction rates with every other nucleus. | - n interaction rates with every other nucleus. | ||
+ | - Mass of the WIMP. Chosen to be 100 GeV, based on the wikipedia WIMP entry, the font of all wisdom. | ||
+ | This figure: | ||
+ | {{::cdms_parameter_space_2004.png?300|}} | ||
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+ | from CDMS in 2004 suggests that this value isn't too far off. | ||
Reference Papers: | Reference Papers: | ||
- | Cyburt et. al. 2009 Nucleosynthesis Constraints on a Massive Gravitino in Neutralino Dark Matter Scenario [[http://arxiv.org/pdf/0907.5003v1.pdf]] | + | Cyburt et. al. 2009. Nucleosynthesis Constraints on a Massive Gravitino in Neutralino Dark Matter Scenario [[http://arxiv.org/pdf/0907.5003v1.pdf]] |
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+ | Kamionkowski 1994. Diffuse Gamma Rays from WIMP Decay and Annihilation [[http://arxiv.org/pdf/astro-ph/9404079v1.pdf]] | ||
**Logbook** | **Logbook** |