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SUMMARY:WIMP hunting: the search for dark matter - Anne Green (University 
 of Nottingham)
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DTEND:20140210T140000Z
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CONTACT:Camille Bonvin
DESCRIPTION:Diverse astrophysical and cosmological observations indicate t
 hat most of the matter in the Universe is cold\, dark and non-baryonic.  W
 eakly Interactive Massive Particles (WIMPs) are generically a good dark ma
 tter candidate and particle physics provides us with a well-motivated WIMP
  candidate in the form of the lightest supersymmetric particle. WIMPs can 
 be detected indirectly (via the products of their annihilation) or directl
 y (via elastic scattering in underground detectors).  They can also be pro
 duced at particle colliders like the LHC. After an introduction to WIMPs a
 nd their detection I will focus on direct detection experiments\, in parti
 cular astrophysical uncertainties and how they can be addressed.
LOCATION:CMS\, Pav. B\, CTC Common Room (B1.19) [Potter Room]
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