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New way to limit the interaction of dark matter with baryons
Phys. Rev. D 105, L091903 – Published 31 May, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.105.L091903
Abstract
Recently, there has been renewed interest in limiting the interaction between dark matter particles and known particles. I propose a new way to set upper limits on the coupling of ions or electrons to dark matter particles of arbitrary mass, based on Faraday’s Law in a spinning conductor.
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