Dark Matter Search Experiments

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2011-03-28

arxiv.org/abs/1103.5267v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

23 pages, 6 figures; Prepared for the proceedings of the IVth International Pontecorvo Neutrino Physics School, held in Alusht

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Astronomical and cosmological observations of the past 80 years build solid evidence that atomic matter makes up only a small fraction of the matter in the universe. The dominant fraction does not interact with electromagnetic radiation, does not absorb or emit light and hence is called Dark Matter. So far dark matter has revealed its existence only through gravitational effects. The strongest experimental effort to find other evidence and learn more about the nature of the dark matter particles concentrates around Weakly Interacting Massive Particles which are among the best motivated dark matter candidates. The two main groups of experiments in this field aim for indirect detection through annihilation products and direct detection via interactions with atomic matter respectively. The experimental sensitivity is starting to reach the parameter range which is preferred by theoretical considerations and we can expect to confirm or dismiss some of the most interesting theoretical models in the next few years.

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