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- Title
On the trail of WIMPs.
- Authors
Bhattacharjee, Pijushpani
- Abstract
The fundamental particle nature of the Dark Matter (DM) that constitutes more than 80% of the gravitating matter in the Universe is unknown. There is no suitable candidate for this DM in the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics. The so-called Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs), predicted in many scenarios of possible new physics beyond the SM, are currently one of the most favoured candidates of the DM. A number of experiments worldwide are trying to directly detect these WIMPs in underground laboratories. Here we discuss the basic ideas behind the WIMP hypothesis and brie-y discuss the latest results of such experiments and future prospects.
- Subjects
DARK matter; METAPHYSICAL cosmology; WEAKLY interacting massive particles; MISSING mass problem (Astronomy); GRAVITATION
- Publication
Resonance: Journal of Science Education, 2017, Vol 22, Issue 2, p113
- ISSN
0971-8044
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12045-017-0442-9