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Direct detection of WIMPs
A generic weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) is one of the most attractive candidates to account for the cold dark matter in our Universe, since it would be thermally produced with the correct abundance to account for the observed dark matter density. WIMPs can be searched for directly throu...
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Cambridge University Press
2010
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| author | Cerdeno, David G Green, Anne M |
| author_facet | Cerdeno, David G Green, Anne M |
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| description | A generic weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) is one of the most attractive candidates to account for the cold dark matter in our Universe, since it would be thermally produced with the correct abundance to account for the observed dark matter density. WIMPs can be searched for directly through their elastic scattering with a target material, and a variety of experiments are currently operating or planned with this aim. In these notes we overview the theoretical calculation of the direct detection rate of WIMPs as well as the different detection signals. We discuss the various ingredients (from particle physics and astrophysics) that enter the calculation and review the theoretical predictions for the direct detection of WIMPs in particle physics models. |
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| spelling | cern-12398512019-09-30T06:29:59Z http://cds.cern.ch/record/1239851 eng Cerdeno, David G Green, Anne M Direct detection of WIMPs Astrophysics and Astronomy A generic weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) is one of the most attractive candidates to account for the cold dark matter in our Universe, since it would be thermally produced with the correct abundance to account for the observed dark matter density. WIMPs can be searched for directly through their elastic scattering with a target material, and a variety of experiments are currently operating or planned with this aim. In these notes we overview the theoretical calculation of the direct detection rate of WIMPs as well as the different detection signals. We discuss the various ingredients (from particle physics and astrophysics) that enter the calculation and review the theoretical predictions for the direct detection of WIMPs in particle physics models. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/237920 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Education Level info:eu-repo/semantics/article http://cds.cern.ch/record/1239851 Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press, (2010) pp. 2010-02-10 |
| spellingShingle | Astrophysics and Astronomy Cerdeno, David G Green, Anne M Direct detection of WIMPs |
| title | Direct detection of WIMPs |
| title_full | Direct detection of WIMPs |
| title_fullStr | Direct detection of WIMPs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Direct detection of WIMPs |
| title_short | Direct detection of WIMPs |
| title_sort | direct detection of wimps |
| topic | Astrophysics and Astronomy |
| url | http://cds.cern.ch/record/1239851 http://cds.cern.ch/record/1239851 |
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