Emily Chan
“Even in the most optimistic models, WIMPs could only explain the amount of antihelium-3 detected, but antihelium-4,” said De La Torre Luque. So, theoretical models may need to be expanded to include currently undiscovered particles.
Overall, these findings could open up new ways for scientists to investigate dark matter. They might even have the potential to map its distribution all across the universe. The study has also brought WIMPs back to the forefront of the search for dark matter.
In the past, WIMPs were strongly thought to be the most viable candidates for dark matter, but over the years, unsuccessful searches have ruled out many of them. But now, the recent antihelium observations have made WIMPs a promising candidate once again.
The scientific community is buzzing with excitement as they wait for more observations and experiments to be conducted.
The newfound connection between dark matter and antimatter is a thrilling development and could lead to a breakthrough in our understanding of the universe.
The details of the study were published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics.
