Direct Detection of WIMP Dark Matter, Sensitivity Plots
..... An interactive plotter for experimental and theoretical data

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(Jan05 rjg) PLEASE NOTE THAT WE HAVE SPLIT THE DATA BELOW INTO RECENT/NOTABLE DATA
AND THOSE THAT ARE SEPARATED INTO AN ARCHIVE SECTION.

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Axis Specifications
Plot Units Min Max
X-axis (WIMP Mass) GeV/c2 GeV/c2 GeV/c2
Y-axis (Cross-Section); 10^ cm2 10^ cm2


Select which of the following data sets you want rendered on the plot


RECENT/NOTABLE DATA


Data Category: (SI-Exp) Spin Independent - Experimental Limits
Result Plot Colour and Plot Style Source of Information/Reference
CDMS (SUF) 2003, 28 kg-days Ge, bkgd subtr Phys.Rev. D68 (2003) 082002, hep-ex/0306001
CDMS (SUF) 2003, 28 kg-days Ge, no subtr Phys.Rev. D68 (2003) 082002, hep-ex/0306001
CDMS (Soudan) 2004 Blind 53 raw kg-days Ge Phys. Rev. Lett. 93 (2004), 211301
astro-ph/0405033
CDMS (Soudan) 2004 Not Blind 53 raw kg-days Ge Phys. Rev. Lett. 93 (2004), 211301
astro-ph/0405033
CDMS (Soudan) 2005 Ge (10 keV threshold) Phys. Rev. Lett. 96 (2006), 011302, astro-ph/0509259
CDMS (Soudan) 2005 Si (7 keV threshold) Phys. Rev. Lett. 96 (2006), 011302, astro-ph/0509259
CDMS (Soudan) 2004 + 2005 Ge (7 keV threshold) Phys. Rev. Lett. 96 (2006), 011302, astro-ph/0509259
CDMS 2008 Ge DM08 (Marina Del Rey), see http://cdms.berkeley.edu
CDMS 2004+2005 reanalysis Ge (5 keV threshold) DM08 (Marina Del Rey), see http://cdms.berkeley.edu
CDMS: 2004+2005 (reanalysis) +2008 Ge DM08 (Marina Del Rey), see http://cdms.berkeley.edu
COSME 2001 Exclusion Limit, 72.7 kg-days A. Morales et al., hep-ex/0101037
CRESST 2004 10.7 kg-day CaWO4 Astropart. Phys. 23 (2005) 325-339
CRESST 2001 spin indep., 1.51 kg-days, 262g sapphire Astroparticle Physics 18 (2002), 43-55, astro-ph/0106314/a>
DAMA 2000 58k kg-days NaI Ann. Mod. 3sigma w/DAMA 1996 DAMA/NaI-0 to 4 combined, Phys. Lett. B480 (2000) 23-31, abstract
ELEGANT V NaI spin indep. limit, OTO COSMO Observatory Presented by K. Fushimi at DM2000, Marina del Rey, pdf
Edelweiss I final limit, 62 kg-days Ge 2000+2002+2003 limit arXiv:astro-ph/0503265
IGEX 2002 Nov limit astro-ph/0211535, abstract
KIMS 2007 - 3409 kg-days CsI arXiv:0704.0423
NAIAD 2005 final result arXiv:hep-ex/0504031
WARP 2.3L, 96.5 kg-days 40 keV threshold Astropart. Phys. 28, 495 (2007), astro-ph/0701286 (40 keV threshold, 5 events 40-54 keV assumed to be background)
WARP 2.3L, 96.5 kg-days 55 keV threshold Astropart. Phys. 28, 495 (2007), astro-ph/0701286 (no events above 55 keV threshold)
XENON10 2007 (Net 136 kg-d) Announced APS April 2007, arXiv:0706.0039
ZEPLIN I (2005) Astroparticle Physics 23 (2005), 444-462
ZEPLIN II (Jan 2007) result astro-ph/0701858 (225 kg-days, 5-20 keVee, 29 events, bg subtracted to 10.4 evts)


RECENT/NOTABLE DATA


Data Category: (SI-Th) Spin Independent - Theory
Result Plot Colour and Plot Style Source of Information/Reference
Baer et. al well-tempered neutralinos, hyperbolic branch / focus point JCAP 0701 (2007) 017, arXiv:hep-ph/0611387
Baer et. al well-tempered neutralinos (mixed higgsino, Omegah^2~0.1) JCAP 0701 (2007) 017, arXiv:hep-ph/0611387
Baer et. al 2003 arXiv ref:hep-ph/0305191
Baltz and Gondolo 2003 Physical Review D (67) 063503
Baltz and Gondolo, 2004, Markov Chain Monte Carlos hep-ph/0407039
Baltz and Gondolo, 2004, Markov Chain Monte Carlos (1 sigma) hep-ph/0407039
Bottino et al. Neutralino Configurations (OmegaWIMP >= OmegaCDMmin) arXiv ref:hep-ph/0307303
Bottino et al. Neutralino Configurations (OmegaWIMP < OmegaCDMmin) arXiv ref:hep-ph/0307303
Chattopadhyay et. al Theory results - post WMAP arXiv:hep-ph/0310228
Cirelli, Fornengo and Strumia: Minimal Dark Matter Nucl. Phys. B753 (2006), hep-ph/0512090
Davoudiasl/Kitano/Li/Murayama (Scalar KG field) 2004 hep-ph/0405097
Ellis et. al 2005 CMSSM (mu>0, pion Sigma=64 MeV) arXiv:hep-ph/0502001, Fig. 3d
Ellis et. al 2005 LEEST (mu>0, pion Sigma=64 MeV) arXiv:hep-ph/0502001, Fig. 5d
Ellis et. al 2005 NUHM (mu>0, pion Sigma=64 MeV) arXiv:hep-ph/0502001, Fig. 6d
Ellis et. al Theory region post-LEP benchmark points Original astro-ph/0110225, discussion astro-ph/0304183, update of points hep-ph/0306219
Guidice and Romanino, 2004, mu > 0 hep-ph/0406088
Guidice and Romanino, 2004, mu < 0 hep-ph/0406088
Kim/Nihei/Roszkowski/Ruiz de Austri 2002 JHEP JHEP 0212 (2002) 034 / hep-ph0208069
Lahanas and Nanopoulos 2003 arXiv ref:hep-ph/0303130
Masiero, Profumo and Ullio: general Split SUSY hep-ph/0412058
A. Pierce, Finely Tuned MSSM Submitted to ArXiv, hep-ph/0406144
Roszkowski/Ruiz de Austri/Trotta 2007, CMSSM Markov Chain Monte Carlos (mu<0): 68% contour JHEP 0707:075 (2007), arXiv:0705.2012
Roszkowski/Ruiz de Austri/Trotta 2007, CMSSM Markov Chain Monte Carlos (mu<0): 95% contour JHEP 0707:075 (2007), arXiv:0705.2012
Roszkowski/Ruiz de Austri/Trotta 2007, CMSSM Markov Chain Monte Carlos (mu>0): 68% contour JHEP 0707:075 (2007), arXiv:0705.2012
Roszkowski/Ruiz de Austri/Trotta 2007, CMSSM Markov Chain Monte Carlos (mu>0): 95% contour JHEP 0707:075 (2007), arXiv:0705.2012
rSUGRA, M3=M1, 0.6 A. Birkedal-Hansen and B. Nelson, hep-ph/0211071.pdf
rSUGRA, M3=M2, 0.6 A. Birkedal-Hansen and B. Nelson, hep-ph/0211071.pdf


RECENT/NOTABLE DATA


Data Category: (SI-Proj) Spin Independent - Projected limit
Result Plot Colour and Plot Style Source of Information/Reference
CDMS Soudan 2007 projected June 2005 Seattle
SuperCDMS (Projected) 2-ST@Soudan SuperCDMS Proposal
SuperCDMS (Projected) 25kg (7-ST@Snolab) SuperCDMS Proposal
CDMSII (Soudan) projected Released TAUP Sept 1999 Conference: CDMS Contact Richard Schnee, schnee@casino.phys.cwru.edu
CRESST-I projection limit, Al2O3 Presented by J. Jochum at DM2000, Marina del Rey, pdf
CRESST-II projected limit, CaWO4 Talk by Morales at TAUP99, pdf
CUORICINO projected exclusion limit Presented by F. T. Avignone III at DM2000, Marina Del Rey, pdf
DEAP CLEAN 1000kg FV (proj) McKinsey Fermilab May 2007
DEAP CLEAN 150kg FV (proj) McKinsey Fermilab May 2007
DEAP CLEAN 25kg FV (proj) McKinsey Fermilab May 2007
DMRC projection for 100kg CsI, 10cpd S.K. Kim talk at the DM2002, Marina del Rey
DMRC projection for 100kg CsI, 1cpd S.K. Kim talk at the DM2002, Marina del Rey
Edelweiss Ge, projected Approximation, contact collaboration
Edelweiss 1 projection O. Martineau talk at DM2002, Marina del Rey
Edelweiss 2 projection O. Martineau talk at DM2002, Marina del Rey
Target Sensitivity Range 10-45 - 10-46 cm2 Target Band for Projected Sensitivty (Gaitskell)
Target Sensitivity Range 10-46 - 10-47 cm2 Target Band for Projected Sensitivty (Gaitskell)
GEDEON projection hep-ex/0110061, abstract
Genius Test Facility projected limit, 2001, energy threshold 11 keV L. Baudis et al., hep-ex/0012022
Genius Test Facility projected limit, 2001, energy threshold 2 keV L. Baudis et al., hep-ex/0012022
Genino projected exclusion limit, DM2000 Presented by B. Majorovits at DM2000, Marina Del Rey, pdf
Heidelberg - Genius, projected Physics Reports 307 (1998) 301-308, abstract
IGEX 2002 projection, 0.04 ev/keV/kg/day hep-ex/0110061, abstract
IGEX 2002 projection, 0.1 ev/keV/kg/day hep-ex/0110061, abstract
IGEX projected exclusion limit (for 1kgyr) Presented by F. T. Avignone III at DM2000, Marina del Rey pdf
KIMS projected - 2350kg-years CsI Phys. Lett. B 633 (2006), 201-208
LUX 300 kg LXe Projection (Jul 2007) Gaitskell, Brown University
NAIAD spin indep. projected limit, 12 p.e./keV with 100 kg-yrs exposure N.J.C. Spooner et al., Phys. Let. B 473 (2000) 330, abstract
WARP 140kg (proj) McKinsey Fermilab May 2007
XENON100 (150 kg) projected sensitivity Aaron Manalaysay, private communication 070830
XENON1T (proj) Aprile SLAC August 2007
XMASS 800kg, FV 0.5 ton-year Minamino, Akihiro. XMASS experiment. KEKPH meeting at KEK, 3 March 2004
ZEPLINIII(yr 1) Proj. Sens. Araujo et al. (2006) Astropart. Physics, 26, 140-153 (2006); Akimov et al. (2007) Astropart. Physics, 27, 46-60 (2007), Sumner et al. (2006) Proposal October 2006
ZEPLINIII(yr 3,with PMT upgrade) Proj. Sens.