Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
Light Dark Matter: The Moment of Truth Has Arrived (Almost)
Presented by Chris Kelso (University of Utah)
We are currently experiencing the most exciting time in the history of dark matter detection. Four direct detection experiments (DAMA/LIBRA, CoGeNT, CRESST-II, and CDMS II-Si) have each reported signals above their known backgrounds which resemble that predicted for a dark matter particle with a mass of roughly 10 GeV. These signals are confronted by strong exclusions limits from other experiments that seemingly contradict the dark matter interpretation. I will examine each of these signals in detail, presenting evidence for and against the dark matter interpretation. Additionally, I will discuss the current and future experiments that should definitively confirm or refute whether dark matter is the origin of these possible signals.
2:00 pm, Tuesday, October 8, 2013
PAIS-2540, PAIS
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