Abstract
An analysis is given of the annual modulation signal for the direct detection of relic neutralinos within the framework of supergravity unified models. It is shown that both the minimal and the non-minimal super-gravity (SUGRA) models can generate neutralino-proton cross sections at the level compatible with the signals reported by Bernabei et al. (the DAMA experiment at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory). Effects of proton stability on the analysis of the DAMA data in the minimal and the non-minimal SUGRA models are also discussed.
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