TASI 2008 Lectures on Dark Matter
Dan Hooper
TL;DR
This paper reviews the phenomenology of particle dark matter, focusing on thermal freeze-out, detection methods, and candidate particles, summarizing current efforts to identify dark matter's particle nature.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of dark matter phenomenology, including recent developments in detection techniques and candidate particle models.
Findings
Thermal freeze-out explains dark matter abundance.
Current detection experiments constrain WIMP properties.
Multiple particle candidates remain viable for dark matter.
Abstract
Based on lectures given at the 2008 Theoretical Advanced Study Institute (TASI), I review here some aspects of the phenomenology of particle dark matter, including the process of thermal freeze-out in the early universe, and the direct and indirect detection of WIMPs. I also describe some of the most popular particle candidates for dark matter and summarize the current status of the quest to discover dark matter's particle identity.
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Taxonomy
TopicsDark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena · Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies · Cosmology and Gravitation Theories