The search for dark matter particles

Liquid noble gas detectors for low energy particle physics

“…With an adequate detection technique, the minute energies transferred to recoiling nuclei can be measured, allowing WIMPs to be observed. This method is usually referred to as direct dark matter detection (reviewed also, e.g., in [13,14,15,16,17]). In contrast, indirect detection relies on the observation of WIMP annihilation products arising elsewhere in the Milky Way or beyond [16,18].…”

“…This method is usually referred to as direct dark matter detection (reviewed also, e.g., in [13,14,15,16,17]). In contrast, indirect detection relies on the observation of WIMP annihilation products arising elsewhere in the Milky Way or beyond [16,18]. Discovery of the nature of dark matter would not only solve an astrophysical puzzle dating back to the early 1930s -and change radically how we view our own galaxybut it would arguably be one of the most important steps in our understanding of the Universe.…”

Introduction to Supersymmetry

“…There are two possible types of the dark matter: the hot one, consisting of light relativistic particles and the cold one, consisting of massive weakly interacting particles (WIMPs) [16]. The hot dark matter might consist of neutrinos, however, this has problems with the galaxy formation.…”

Search for new neutral gauge bosons with the CMS Experiment at the LHC

“…A deviation in the behavior of such signals from SM can indicate an existence of a new heavy charged gauge boson W , extra spatial dimensions [9,10], weakly interacting particles of dark matter [11].…”