Particle dark matter: An overview

Particle dark matter : an overview ∗ Palash

I discuss some compelling suggestions about particles which could be the dark matter in the universe, with special attention to experimental searches for them. This is the write-up of a talk given at a conference where I was probably the only particle physicist. My task was to give an overview of one area of cosmology which has a symbiotic relation with particle physics — viz., the candidates f...

Particle Dark Matter Physics: An Update

This write–up gives a rather elementary introduction into particle physics aspects of the cosmological Dark Matter puzzle. A fairly comprehensive list of possible candidates is given; in each case the production mechanism and possible ways to detect them (if any) are described. I then describe detection of the in my view most promising candidates, weakly interacting massive particles or WIMPs, ...

Particle Dark Matter

There is plenty of evidence that most matter in the universe is dark (non–luminous). Particle physics offers several possible explanations. In this talk I focus on cold dark matter; the most promising candidates are then axions and the lightest supersymmetric particle. I briefly summarize estimates for the present relic density of these particles, and describe efforts to detect them. To appear ...

Dark Matter and Particle Physics

Astrophysicists now know that 80% of the matter in the universe is ‘dark matter’, composed of neutral and weakly interacting elementary particles that are not part of the Standard Model of particle physics. I will summarize the evidence for dark matter. I will explain why I expect dark matter particles to be produced at the CERN LHC. We will then need to characterize the new weakly interacting ...

Particle Candidates for Dark Matter