8:30 AM–12:25 PM, Thursday, October 23, 2008
- Simmons Ballroom
Chair: Robert Svoboda, University of California, Davis, and Peggy McMahon, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Abstract ID: BAPS.2008.DNP.1WC.5
10:40 AM–11:15 AM
Hanguo Wang
(UCLA Physics and Astronomy)
I will review the latest experimental advances in the search for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) dark matter, focusing particularly on the direct detection approach. Following a very brief discussion on the motivations for this search, I will focus on the principle of WIMP direct detection, its advantages and limitations. The current techniques having achieved the most competitive results in terms of sensitivity will then be discussed. I will conclude with a brief overview of the future of direct detection experiments, the techniques considered and their sensitivity goals.
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