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Looking for the invisible: Searches for Dark Matter
Astronomical and cosmological observations require the existence of dark matter in our universe. Today, Dark Matter is generally thought to have particle nature, where the dark matter particles have relatively long lifetimes, interact gravitationally and, possibly, also via the weak interaction.
In the Standard Model of particle physics, only neutrinos have the correct properties, but, due to their small mass, neutrinos can only account for a small fraction of the observed Dark Matter in our universe. In extended versions of the standard model sterile neutrinos, in particular keV-sterile neutrinos can contribute as warm dark matter candidates.
Light supersymmetric particles are an example for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) which are candidates for cold dark matter. Other viable dark matter candidates are axions, which have been introduced to solve the strong CP-problem of QCD, or axion-like particles.
The seminar will address the astrophysical and cosmological evidences which led to the postulation of dark matter. It will discuss the most prominent dark matter candidates and the different direct and indirect methods to search for their existence. Particular emphasis is put on the determination of neutrino masses, the search for sterile neutrinos, WIMPS and axions.
Besides giving a presentation, active participation in the seminar and a report with length 10-12 pages (1 column layout) are necessary for a successful completion of the seminar.
Topics
- Astronomical evidence of Dark matter
- Cosmological evidence of Dark Matter (CMB and structure formation)
- Theory motivation for dark matter as particle
- Direct searches: high masses (XENON, ...)
- Direct searches: Low masses (CRESST, ...)
- Indirect searches: antiparticles (AMS and others)
- Indirect searches photons: (Fermi-LAT, HESS, CTA, ATHENA,…)
- Indirect searches: Neutrinos (Icecube, Km3NET)
- Standard Model neutrinos and Dark Matter
- Sterile neutrinos as Dark Matter
- LHC searches
- Axions and ALPs
- GAIA data and dark matter
- Modified gravity and black holes
Vorträge
- Fr 26.10.2018 15:30 Astronomical evidence of Dark matter (supervisor: M. Lindner)
Friederike Juliane Ihssen - Fr 2.11.2018 15:30 Cosmological evidence of Dark Matter - CMB (supervisor: M. Dunford)
Lorenzo Speri - Fr 2.11.2018 15:30 Cosmological evidence of Dark Matter - Structure Formation (supervisor: M. Dunford)
Uddipta Bhardwaj - Fr 9.11.2018 15:30 Theory motivation for dark matter as particle (supervisor: M. Lindner)
David Schultz - Fr 16.11.2018 15:30 Direct searches: high masses (XENON, ...) (supervisor: M. Lindner)
Espen van der Meeren - Fr 23.11.2018 15:30 Direct searches: Low masses (CRESST, ...) (supervisor: L. Gastaldo)
Jonas Pleyer - Fr 30.11.2018 15:30 Indirect searches: antiparticles (AMS, ...) (supervisor: Y. Pachmayer)
Fabian Sascha Keilbach - Fr 7.12.2018 15:30 Indirect searches photons: (Fermi-LAT, HESS, CTA, ATHENA,…) (supervisor: Y. Pachmayer)
Christian Sorgenfrei - Fr 14.12.2018 15:30 Indirect searches: Neutrinos (Icecube, Km3NET) (supervisor: Y. Pachmayer)
Jonathan Brandt - Fr 21.12.2018 15:30 Standard Model neutrinos and Dark Matter/Sterile neutrinos as Dark Matter (supervisor: L. Gastaldo)
Melvin Moreno, Laia Parets Peris - Fr 11.1.2019 15:30 Standard Model neutrinos and Dark Matter/Sterile neutrinos as Dark Matter (supervisor: M. Lindner)
Jinwei Zhou, Arben Tahiri - Fr 18.1.2019 15:30 LHC searches (supervisor: M. Dunford)
Yutong Ji, Davide Zuliani - Fr 25.1.2019 15:30 Axions and ALPs (supervisor: L. Gastaldo)
Giovanni Pierobon - Fr 1.2.2019 15:30 GAIA data and dark matter (supervisor: Y. Pachmayer)
Maximilian Disch - Fr 8.2.2019 15:30 Modified gravity and black holes (supervisor: M. Lindner)
Prajwal Hassan Puttasiddappa
