PandaX-4T Dark Matter WIMPs Are Probably Bound States of Dirac Magnetic Monopoles

21 July 2025, Version 1
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Abstract

The PandaX Collaboration reported on an excess of 4.3 events above the background in the PandaX-4T experiment. The best fit for this excess was obtained for a WIMP mass of 6 GeV. Here I show that both the mass and the interaction cross-section are compatible with bound states of Dirac magnetic monopoles.

Keywords

magnetic monopoles
cold dark matter
dark matter
WIMP
weakly interacting massive particles

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