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Atomic dark matter
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DOI：10.1088/1475-7516/2010/05/021.png)
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We propose that dark matter is dominantly comprised of atomic bound states. We build a simple model and map the parameter space that results in the early universe formation of hydrogen-like dark atoms. We find that atomic dark matter has interesting implications for cosmology as well as direct detection: Weak-scale dark atoms can accommodate hyperfine splittings of order 100 keV, consistent with the inelastic dark matter interpretation of the DAMA data while naturally evading direct detection bounds. Moreover, protohalo formation can be suppressed below M-proto similar to 10(3)-10(6)M(circle dot) for weak scale dark matter due to Ion-Radiation and Ion-Atom interactions in the dark sector.
Keywords:
dark matter theory
physics of the early universe
recombination
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