Speaker
Dr
Foot Robert
(School of Physics, University of Melbourne)
Description
A duplicate set of particles and forces (mirror particles) are required if nature obeys an exact parity symmetry. Mirror baryons are a candidate for the inferred dark matter of
the Universe. The only new parameter postulated is photon - mirror photon kinetic mixing of strength $\epsilon \sim 10^{-9}$. Recent work indicates that such a theory might be capable of explaining galactic structure and the direct detection experiments (DAMA, CoGeNT, CRESST-II and CDMS/Si).
Author
Dr
Foot Robert
(School of Physics, University of Melbourne)
