In the text, it is stated that if dark matter consisted entirely of WIMPs of mass 60

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In the text, it is stated that if dark matter consisted entirely of WIMPs of mass 60 GeV/c2, the number of WIMPs passing through each square centimetre of the Earth’s surface would be of order 105, with velocities of order 2 × 103m/s. Use these assumptions to deduce the approximate value of the local density of dark matter and compare it to the average dark matter density of the universe.

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Particle Physics

ISBN: 978-1118912164

4th Edition

Authors: Brian R. Martin, Graham Shaw

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