Dark Sectors 2016 Workshop: Community Report

TL;DR

This report summarizes the importance, current status, milestones, and future experimental opportunities in the search for dark matter and forces within dark sectors at masses below the weak scale, based on the 2016 SLAC workshop.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of the dark sectors research field, highlighting recent progress and outlining promising directions for future exploration.

Findings

Identification of key experimental milestones

Assessment of current search strategies

Future experimental opportunities outlined

Abstract

This report, based on the Dark Sectors workshop at SLAC in April 2016, summarizes the scientific importance of searches for dark sector dark matter and forces at masses beneath the weak-scale, the status of this broad international field, the important milestones motivating future exploration, and promising experimental opportunities to reach these milestones over the next 5-10 years.