Instruct: Identify the main and secondary category of Arxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: The Status of Inelastic Dark Matter   In light of recent positive results from the DAMA experiment, as well as new
null results from CDMS Soudan, Edelweiss, ZEPLIN-I and CRESST, we reexamine the
framework of inelastic dark matter with a standard halo. In this framework,
which was originally introduced to reconcile tensions between CDMS and DAMA,
dark matter particles can scatter off of nuclei only by making a transition to
a nearly degenerate state that is roughly $100 \kev$ heavier. We find that
recent data significantly constrains the parameter space of the framework, but
that there are still regions consistent with all experimental results. Due to
the enhanced annual modulation and dramatically different energy dependence in
this scenario, we emphasize the need for greater information on the dates of
data taking, and on the energy distribution of signal and background. We also
study the specific case of ``mixed sneutrino'' dark matter, and isolate regions
of parameter space which are cosmologically interesting for that particular
model. A significant improvement in limits by heavy target experiments such as
ZEPLIN or CRESST should be able to confirm or exclude the inelastic dark matter
scenario in the near future. Within the mixed sneutrino model, an elastic
scattering signature should be seen at upcoming germanium experiments,
including future results from CDMS Soudan.

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The categories of this paper are: eess
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The categories of this paper are: hep-ex
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The categories of this paper are: nucl-ex
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The categories of this paper are: comp-gas
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The categories of this paper are: mtrl-th
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The categories of this paper are: chem-ph
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The categories of this paper are: physics
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The categories of this paper are: cond-mat
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The categories of this paper are: astro-ph
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The categories of this paper are: math-ph
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The categories of this paper are: math
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The categories of this paper are: nlin
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The categories of this paper are: gr-qc
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The categories of this paper are: bayes-an
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The categories of this paper are: supr-con
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The categories of this paper are: chao-dyn