Published 2000 | Version v1
Book

Course 6. dark matter: direct detection

Creators

  • 1. CEA Saclay, Dept. d'Astrophysique, de Physique des Particules, de Physique Nucleaire et de l'Instrumentation Associee, 91 - Gif sur Yvette (France)

Description

Determining the precise nature of dark matter is one of the main open questions of contemporary physics. The search for non-baryonic dark matter is strongly motivated by present data and 3 particle candidates: wimps (weakly interactive massive particles), axions and massive neutrinos are actively searched by several experiments (GENIUS, HDMS, CDMS, EDELWEISS, LLNL, CARRACK, SOLAX, DAMA,...). In this course the author reviews and summarizes the experimental situation and analyzes the main detection strategies developed to identify the dark matter candidates. (A.C.)

Part of:
The primordial universe

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (English)
L'univers primordial

Publishing Information

Publisher
EDP Sciences
Imprint Place
Les Ulis (France)
ISBN
2-86883-498-1
Imprint Title
The primordial universe
Imprint Pagination
628 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 295-339

Conference

Title
Conference on the primordial universe
Dates
28 Jun - 23 Jul 1999
Place
Les Houches (France)

Optional Information

Notes
143 refs. Imprint:L'univers primordial