The Annual Modulation Signature for Dark Matter: DAMA/LIBRA-Phase1 Results and Perspectives

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</svg> in (<a href="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ahep/volume-2014/605659/figures/#EEq1">1</a>) to zero. The energy bin is 0.5 keV. The <svg height="15.825" id="M131" style="vertical-align:-3.20526pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 22.387501 15.825" width="22.387501" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg> values are expected to be zero. The <svg height="20.5625" id="M132" style="vertical-align:-2.53308pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 16.35 20.5625" width="16.35" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg> test applied to the data supports the hypothesis that the <svg height="15.825" id="M133" style="vertical-align:-3.20526pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 22.387501 15.825" width="22.387501" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg> values are simply fluctuating around zero. See text.</table>

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Figure 7: The Annual Modulation Signature for Dark Matter: DAMA/LIBRA-Phase1 Results and Perspectives 