Author:
Adhikari Govinda,Carlin Nelson,Choi JaeJin,Choi Seonho,Ezeribe Anthony,França Luis Eduardo,Ha Chang Hyon,Hahn In Sik,Hollick Sophia J.,Jeon Eunju,Jo Jay Hyun,Joo Han Wool,Kang Woon Gu,Kauer Matthew,Kim Bongho,Kim Hongjoo,Kim Jinyoung,Kim Kyungwon,Kim SungHyun,Kim Sun Kee,Kim Won Kyung,Kim Yeongduk,Kim Yong-Hamb,Ko Young Ju,Lee Doo Hyok,Lee Eun Kyung,Lee Hyunseok,Lee Hyun Su,Lee Hye Young,Lee In Soo,Lee Jaison,Lee Jooyoung,Lee Moo Hyun,Lee Seo Hyun,Lee Seung Mok,Lee Yu Jin,Leonard Douglas,Manzato Bruno B.,Maruyama Reina H.,Neal Robert J.,Nikkel James A.,Olsen Stephen L.,Park Byung Ju,Park Hyang Kyu,Park Hyeonseo,Park Kangsoon,Park Se Dong,Pitta Ricardo L. C.,Prihtiadi Hafizh,Ra Sejin,Rott Carsten,Shin Keon Ah,Scarff Andrew,Spooner Neil J. C.,Thompson William G.,Yang Liang,Yu Gyun Ho
Abstract
AbstractThe DAMA/LIBRA collaboration has reported the observation of an annual modulation in the event rate that has been attributed to dark matter interactions over the last two decades. However, even though tremendous efforts to detect similar dark matter interactions were pursued, no definitive evidence has been observed to corroborate the DAMA/LIBRA signal. Many studies assuming various dark matter models have attempted to reconcile DAMA/LIBRA’s modulation signals and null results from other experiments, however no clear conclusion can be drawn. Apart from the dark matter hypothesis, several studies have examined the possibility that the modulation is induced by variations in detector’s environment or their specific analysis methods. In particular, a recent study presents a possible cause of the annual modulation from an analysis method adopted by the DAMA/LIBRA experiment in which the observed annual modulation could be reproduced by a slowly varying time-dependent background. Here, we study the COSINE-100 data using an analysis method similar to the one adopted by the DAMA/LIBRA experiment and observe a significant annual modulation, however the modulation phase is almost opposite to that of the DAMA/LIBRA data. Assuming the same background composition for COSINE-100 and DAMA/LIBRA, simulated experiments for the DAMA/LIBRA without dark matter signals also provide significant annual modulation with an amplitude similar to DAMA/LIBRA with opposite phase. Even though this observation does not directly explain the DAMA/LIBRA results directly, this interesting phenomenon motivates more profound studies of the time-dependent DAMA/LIBRA background data.
Funder
Institute for Basic Science
Governo Brasil
Government of the United Kingdom
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC