Extracting Dark Matter Properties Model-Independently from Direct Detection Experiments

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In this article I review model-independent procedures for extracting properties of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) from direct Dark Matter detection experiments.

• Neither prior knowledge about the velocity distribution function of halo Dark Matter particles nor about their mass or cross sections on target nucleus is needed.
• The unique required information is measured recoil energies from experiments with different detector materials.