5–9 Jul 2026
University of Canterbury
Pacific/Auckland timezone

Searching for Dark Matter with LHAASO

6 Jul 2026, 10:40
35m
Room E8 (Rātā / Engineering Core Building, University of Canterbury)

Room E8

Rātā / Engineering Core Building, University of Canterbury

Plenary Talk Plenary talks

Speaker

Prof. Kenny Chun Yu Ng (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Description

Abstract: I will discuss the dark matter research program of the Large High Altitude Air Shower Array (LHAASO). Located at 4410 m above sea level, LHAASO comprises three complementary detectors—KM2A, WCDA, and WFCTA—making it the most sensitive very-high-energy gamma-ray survey instrument currently operating. This unique capability establishes LHAASO as an excellent tool for indirect dark matter detection through searches for gamma-ray signatures of decay or annihilation. I will present recent constraints derived from observations of the Galactic halo and dwarf spheroidal galaxies, and discuss on the progress toward a combined, full-sky dark matter analysis using both WCDA and KM2A.

Research Area Dark Matter

Author

Prof. Kenny Chun Yu Ng (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

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