Physics Beyond Colliders Kickoff Workshop

Axions, axion like-particles, astrophysical/cosmological motivations and experimental tests

6 Sept 2016, 11:00

30m

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

Theorists - motivations, ideas and wishes

Speaker

Andreas Ringwald (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY)

Description

We review the theoretical and phenomenological motivation for axions, ALPs and other very light particles as well as the state of the art in present and future experimental searches with a particular emphasis on the possibility of them forming part of the dark matter of the Universe.

Presentation materials

PbC_ar.pdf