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    Experimental Seminar

    Accelerating our Understanding of Dark Matter

    by Philip Schuster (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics)

    → US/Pacific
    Redwood Room C&D (SLAC)

    Redwood Room C&D

    SLAC
    Description
    Most of the matter in the Universe is dark; determining the composition and interactions of this dark matter are among the defining challenges in particle physics today. I will summarize the present status of dark matter searches and the case for exploration beyond the WIMP paradigm, particularly the motivations for "light dark matter" close to but beneath the weak scale. I will also describe sharp milestones in sensitivity needed to decisively explore the best-motivated light dark matter scenarios, and comment on techniques to reach these milestones. The seminar will also serve as an introduction to the "New Frontiers in Dark Matter and Dark Force Experiments" workshop detailing new and promising experimental avenues to understand the dark sector of our Universe over the next several years.
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    Yun-Tse Tsai