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31 July 2019 to 2 August 2019
Stockholm university
Europe/Stockholm timezone

Blinding and salting in dark matter searches.

31 Jul 2019, 14:30
30m
Stockholm university

Stockholm university

AlbaNova University Center Roslagstullsbacken 21 10691 Stockholm

Speaker

Maria Elena Monzani (Stanford University)

Description

Direct detection experiments rely on a variety of bias mitigation strategies, most notably blinding and salting. I will review the main challenges and methods for blinding and salting, in preparation for the next generation of dark matter searches.

Primary author

Maria Elena Monzani (Stanford University)

Presentation materials