No role for muons in the DAMA annual modulation results
arXiv:1202.4179 · doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-012-2064-4
Abstract
This paper gathers arguments and reasons why muons surviving the Gran Sasso mountain cannot mimic the Dark Matter annual modulation signature exploited by the DAMA/NaI and DAMA/LIBRA experiments. A number of these items have already been presented in individual papers. Further arguments have been addressed here in order to present a comprehensive collection and to enable a wider community to correctly approach this point.
26 pages, 9 figures. Few arguments added; version accepted for publication on Eur. Phys. J. C
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