Review of particle dark matter experiments (direct detection)

After a brief reminder of the physical motivations for this field of research and of the main experimental challenges, the different types of detectors are reviewed both from the point of view of the development under way and of the physical results. Si and Ge semiconductor detectors, various types of scintillators and scintillation counters, bolometers and track projection chambers are discussed. (K.A.). 24 refs., 4 tabs