Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
Cosmological Probes of Dark Matter Interactions
Presented by Prof. Kimberly K Boddy (UT Austin)
Cosmological and astrophysical observations provide a unique opportunity to probe the fundamental properties of dark matter. Dark matter interactions with the Standard Model of particle physics, for example, can alter predictions from the standard cosmological model, permitting robust tests of new dark matter physics. In this talk, I will discuss the effects of dark matter annihilation and elastic scattering in the early Universe and describe the impact on Big Bang Nucleosynthesis, anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background, 21-cm observables, and the population of Milky Way satellite galaxies.
2:00 pm, Tuesday, April 23, 2024
PAIS-3205, PAIS
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