Mirror Sectors and Mirror Stars

22 May 2019, 14:40
20m
Copano (Omni Hotel)

Copano

Omni Hotel

900 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401
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Speaker

Jack Setford (University of Sussex)

Description

Mirror sectors -- hidden sectors that are approximate copies of the Standard Model -- are a generic prediction of many models, notably the Mirror Twin Higgs model. Such models can have a rich cosmology and many interesting detection signatures beyond the realm of colliders. In this talk, I will focus on the possibility that mirror matter can form stars which undergo mirror nuclear fusion in their cores. I will discuss the mechanisms by which these objects can emit Standard Model light and estimate their luminosity and prospects for their detection.

Author

Jack Setford (University of Sussex)

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