Dark Matter: A Primer

Figure 6

Spin-independent cross section versus WIMP mass with exclusion curves. The blue (top shaded) area is the DAMA claimed discovery region. The remaining shaded areas are regions of parameter space in which theory predicts dark matter candidates. The exclusion curves are: dashed—ZEPLIN III, solid line—CDMS II, dotted line—XENON 10. Models above the exclusion curves are experimentally ruled out. This plot was produced with the Dark Matter Limit Plot Generator [69].