While the hypothesis that dark matter consists of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) has motivated extensive direct and indirect detection programs, ongoing null results and stringent experimental constraints have left the paradigm increasingly contested.
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Reconstructing the velocity distribution of weakly interacti · peer-reviewed · supports · weight 1.3 · 2007
Indirect detection of dark matter weakly interacting massive · peer-reviewed · supports · weight 1.3 · 2004
Bayesian reconstruction of the velocity distribution of weak · peer-reviewed · supports · weight 1.3 · 2007
Simulations of the 3-Dimensional Velocity Distribution of Ha · peer-reviewed · supports · weight 1.3 · 2019
Simulations of the Angular Kinetic-Energy Distribution of Ha · peer-reviewed · supports · weight 1.05 · 2022
3-Dimensional Effective Velocity Distribution of Halo Weakly · peer-reviewed · supports · weight 1.05 · 2021
Dual-phase xenon time projection chambers for rare-event sea · peer-reviewed · supports · weight 1.05 · 2024
WIMPs as Dark Matter Candidate and the Constraints on Its Ma · peer-reviewed · supports · weight 1 · 2025
The waning of the WIMP: endgame? · peer-reviewed · refutes · weight 1.05 · 2025
Cleaning a dark matter detector: A case of ontological and n · peer-reviewed · refutes · weight 1 · 2026
Evidence for · 8
Reconstructing the velocity distribution of weakly interacting massive particles from direct dark matter detection data
2007 · cited by 34
Paper [0] discusses WIMPs as leading dark matter candidates based on weak interactions.
Evidence against · 2
The waning of the WIMP: endgame?
2025 · cited by 2
Paper [6] reviews the waning of the WIMP paradigm and highlights dwindling direct detection signals due to loop or momentum suppression.
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More for · 7
Indirect detection of dark matter weakly interacting massive particles in a liquid argon time projection chamber
2004 · cited by 14
Paper [1] evaluates indirect detection techniques assuming dark matter consists of weakly interacting massive particles.
Bayesian reconstruction of the velocity distribution of weakly interacting massive particles from direct dark matter detection data
2007 · cited by 13
Paper [2] uses Bayesian methods to reconstruct velocity distributions of Galactic WIMPs from direct detection data.
Simulations of the 3-Dimensional Velocity Distribution of Halo Weakly Interacting Massive Particles for Directional Dark Matter Detection Experiments
2019 · cited by 11
Paper [3] models 3-dimensional velocity distributions for directional dark matter detection of WIMPs.
Simulations of the Angular Kinetic-Energy Distribution of Halo Weakly Interacting Massive Particles for Directional Dark Matter Detection Experiments
2022 · cited by 7
Paper [4] investigates angular kinetic-energy distributions of halo WIMPs for directional detection experiments.
3-Dimensional Effective Velocity Distribution of Halo Weakly Interacting Massive Particles Scattering off Nuclei in Direct Dark Matter Detectors
2021 · cited by 6
Paper [5] introduces effective velocity distributions for WIMPs scattering off target nuclei in detectors.
Dual-phase xenon time projection chambers for rare-event searches.
2024 · cited by 2
Paper [7] details dual-phase xenon time projection chambers designed for the direct detection of weakly interacting particle dark matter.
WIMPs as Dark Matter Candidate and the Constraints on Its Mass and Cross Section Using Direct Detection Method
2025 · cited by 0
Paper [8] constrains WIMP mass and cross-section parameters using direct detection data from XENON detectors.
More against · 1
Cleaning a dark matter detector: A case of ontological and normative elusiveness.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper [11] notes that the ontological existence of WIMPs remains open and unproven as experiments face growing background challenges and null results.