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Dark matter local density determination: recent observations and future prospects

Widmark, A.; de Salas, Pablo F.

This report summarises progress made in estimating the local density of dark matter (ρ_DM,⊙), a quantity that is especially important for dark matter direct detection experiments. We outline and compare the most common methods to estimate ρ_DM,⊙ and the results from recent studies, including those that have benefited from the o…