ATLAS dark matter searches and interpretation

Dark matter could be produced at the LHC if it interacts weakly with the Standard Model. The search for dark matter can be performed directly, by looking for a signature of large missing transverse momentum coming from the dark matter candidates escaping the detector, measured against an accompanying visible object (jet, photon, bosons). The searches are usually interpreted in terms of a few benchmark models which can be compared to other experiments, but information is also provided to make the searches re-interpretable, either by unfolding the spectra, or by providing limits on the visible cross section.