"Experimental Searches for Dark Matter"
by
Timothy J. Sumner
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Abstract
1
Introduction
2
The Evidence
2.1
Probes of gravitational wells
2.2
Toward a standard cosmological model?
2.3
Discrepancies within the standard cosmological model
3
The Dark Matter Candidates
3.1
Baryonic dark matter
3.2
Non-baryonic dark matter
3.3
Dark matter in the Milky Way
4
Non-Baryonic Dark Matter Detection
4.1
Indirect search techniques
4.2
Direct search techniques
5
Neutralino Detection Principles and Techniques
5.1
Expected scattering rates
5.2
Expected energy deposit
5.3
WIMP signatures
5.4
Neutralino direct detection techniques
6
Neutralino Project Overview and Limits
7
Future Promises and Prospects
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