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SUMMARY:IFIC seminar: "In the Search for Dark Matter: Advances in Direct D
 etection and the DarkSide-20k Experiment"
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251104T110000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251104T130000Z
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UID:indico-event-8276@indico.ific.uv.es
DESCRIPTION:The nature of dark matter remains one of the most compelling m
 ysteries in modern physics. Direct searches aim to observe the tiny recoil
 s produced when dark matter particles scatter off nuclei in ultra-sensitiv
 e detectors. In this seminar\, I will give an overview of the principles a
 nd challenges of direct dark matter detection\, from early experiments to 
 the latest generation of liquid noble detectors. Particular attention will
  be given to DarkSide-20k\, a next-generation liquid argon time projection
  chamber employing custom Silicon Photo-Multipliers\, currently under cons
 truction at the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory in Italy.\nDesigned to o
 perate with unprecedented background suppression and a target mass of 20 t
 onnes of low-radioactivity argon\, DarkSide-20k aims to probe spin-indepen
 dent WIMP–nucleon cross sections below 10^−47 cm2.\nI will discuss t
 he detector design\, expected performance\, and physics reach\, as well as
  its role in the broader landscape of the global dark matter search.\n \n
 \nhttps://indico.ific.uv.es/event/8276/
LOCATION:Universe 1001-Primera-1-1-1 - Paterna. Seminario
URL:https://indico.ific.uv.es/event/8276/
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