Speaker
Andrew Buchanan
(Queen's University)
Description
any realistic models for dark matter predict the formation of extremely heavy composite particles in the early universe, with masses well in excess of 10^20 GeV. Today, the fluxes of these particles today would too low to be detectable in direct detection experiments on human timescales. This motivates searches for dark matter signatures in minerals with several-billion-year lifetimes. I discuss prior searches and future prospects for detecting dark matter in muscovite mica.
| Keyword-1 | Astroparticle Physics |
|---|---|
| Keyword-2 | Dark Matter Direct Detection |
Authors
Alexander Hayes
(Queen's University)
Andrew Buchanan
(Queen's University)
Anupam Ray
Jennika Mcintosh
(Queen's University)
Joseph Bramante
(Queen's University & Perimeter Institute)
Yilda Boukhtouchen
(Queen’s University)