Dark Matter 2014

2015/01/01 by Marc Schumann
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Axion #Computational Physics and Python Applications #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Dark matter #Focus (optics) #Mixed dark matter #Physics beyond the Standard Model #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #Scalar field dark matter #Standard Model (mathematical formulation) #Weakly interacting massive particles #astro-ph.CO #hep-ph #physics.ins-det

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/epjconf/20159601027

published as EPJ Web Conf. 96 (2015) 01027 · 8 pages, 4 figures. Contribution to DHF2014

openalex publication_date 2015/01/01 · arxiv created 2015/01/06 · arxiv updated 2015/07/29 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

This article gives an overview on the status of experimental searches for dark matter at the end of 2014. The main focus is on direct searches for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) using underground-based low-background detectors, especially on the new results published in 2014. WIMPs are excellent dark matter candidates, predicted by many theories beyond the standard model of particle physics, and are expected to interact with the target nuclei either via spin-independent (scalar) or spin-dependent (axial-vector) couplings. Non-WIMP dark matter candidates, especially axions and axion-like particles are also briefly discussed.

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