Dark Matter Detection in the Light of Recent Experimental Results

por Carlos Munoz (Univ Aut Madrid)

viernes 25 oct. 2002 12:00 → 13:00 Europe/Madrid

Sala Seminarios IFIC (Edf. Institutos de Investigación)

Recently, several experiments for the direct detection of dark matter have reported results. One of the collaborations actually claims that the first evidence for dark matter has already been observed, in particular in the form of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs). This issue will be discussed in this talk. After a brief introduction to dark matter, its direct detection through elastic scattering with nuclei in a material will be analyzed. Finally, whether or not the existing theoretical models (supersymmetry, superstrings) give rise to cross sections in the range where current dark matter detectors are sensitive, will be discussed in some detail.