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Direct Detection of Cold Dark Matter

Laura Baudis
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We know from cosmological and astrophysical observations that more than 80% of the matter density in the Universe is non-luminous, or dark. This non-baryonic dark matter could be composed of neutral, heavy particles, which were non-relativistic, or 'cold', when they decoupled from ordinary matter. I will review the direct detection methods of these hypothetical particles via their interactions with nuclei in ultra-low background, deep underground experiments. The emphasis is on most recent results and on the status of near future projects.

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Laura Baudis. 2007-11-25. Direct Detection of Cold Dark Matter. https://arxiv.org/abs/0711.3788

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