Speaker
Reina Maruyama
(Yale University)
Description
Astrophysical observations give overwhelming evidence for the existence of dark matter. Several theoretical particles have been proposed as dark matter candidates, including weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), axions, and more recently, their much lighter counterparts. There has not yet been a definitive detection of dark matter. I will discuss the expected signatures, detection techniques, status of the field’s search for direct detection of dark matter, and outlook for the future.
Primary author
Reina Maruyama
(Yale University)
