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by @openstemUpdated Astronomy
WIMP from the Galacticdark matter haloPasses through Earth(and the detector) unimpededElastically scattersoff a target nucleus(e.g. xenon)?Nuclear recoil:scintillation + ionisation + phononsPulse-shape / multi-channeldiscrimination vs. backgroundsStatistically significantexcess found?Reported as exclusion limitin mass–cross-section planeCandidate detection —requires independent confirmationRare — happens occasionallyNoYes

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