Dark matter is weakly interacting
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.
The retrieved literature contains numerous studies investigating and modeling WIMPs (Weakly Interacting Massive Particles) as the primary candidate for dark matter, building data analysis methods for direct and indirect detection experiments. However, recent reviews and philosophical analyses highlight the growing pressure on the WIMP paradigm due to strict experimental limits, null results, and the exploration of alternative candidates, placing the claim in a contested state.
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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
M. Drees, Chung-Lin Shan. Reconstructing the velocity distribution of weakly interacting massive particles from direct dark matter detection data. 2007. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2007/06/011
Paper [0] discusses WIMPs as leading dark matter candidates based on weak interactions.
Arcadi G, Cabo-Almeida D, Dutra M, Ghosh P, Lindner M, Mambrini Y, Neto JP, Pierre M, Profumo S, Queiroz FS. The waning of the WIMP: endgame?. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-13672-y
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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A. Bueno, R. Cid, S. Navas-Concha, Dan Hooper, Thomas J. Weiler. Indirect detection of dark matter weakly interacting massive particles in a liquid argon time projection chamber. 2004. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2005/01/001
Paper [1] evaluates indirect detection techniques assuming dark matter consists of weakly interacting massive particles.
Chung-Lin Shan. Bayesian reconstruction of the velocity distribution of weakly interacting massive particles from direct dark matter detection data. 2007. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2014/08/009
Paper [2] uses Bayesian methods to reconstruct velocity distributions of Galactic WIMPs from direct detection data.
Chung-Lin Shan. Simulations of the 3-Dimensional Velocity Distribution of Halo Weakly Interacting Massive Particles for Directional Dark Matter Detection Experiments. 2019
Paper [3] models 3-dimensional velocity distributions for directional dark matter detection of WIMPs.
Chung-Lin Shan. Simulations of the Angular Kinetic-Energy Distribution of Halo Weakly Interacting Massive Particles for Directional Dark Matter Detection Experiments. 2022. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1328248/v1
Paper [4] investigates angular kinetic-energy distributions of halo WIMPs for directional detection experiments.
Chung-Lin Shan. 3-Dimensional Effective Velocity Distribution of Halo Weakly Interacting Massive Particles Scattering off Nuclei in Direct Dark Matter Detectors. 2021
Paper [5] introduces effective velocity distributions for WIMPs scattering off target nuclei in detectors.
Baudis L. Dual-phase xenon time projection chambers for rare-event searches.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2023.0083
Paper [7] details dual-phase xenon time projection chambers designed for the direct detection of weakly interacting particle dark matter.
Rathi D, B V, H R K, Kenath A. WIMPs as Dark Matter Candidate and the Constraints on Its Mass and Cross Section Using Direct Detection Method. 2025. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202504.0499.v1
Paper [8] constrains WIMP mass and cross-section parameters using direct detection data from XENON detectors.
de Swart J, Mol A. Cleaning a dark matter detector: A case of ontological and normative elusiveness.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1177/03063127251361158
Paper [11] notes that the ontological existence of WIMPs remains open and unproven as experiments face growing background challenges and null results.
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