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Title: Dark matter in the coming decade: Complementary paths to discovery and beyond

Abstract

Here, we summarize the many dark matter searches currently being pursued through four complementary approaches: direct detection, indirect detection, collider experiments, and astrophysical probes. The essential features of broad classes of experiments are described, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Furthermore, we discuss the complementarity of the different dark matter searches qualitatively and illustrated quantitatively in two simple theoretical frameworks. Our primary conclusion is that the diversity of possible dark matter candidates requires a balanced program drawing from all four approaches.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [3];  [4];  [3];  [3];  [1];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [6];  [7];  [3];  [8];  [4];  [4];  [3]
  1. Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
  2. George Washington Univ., Washington, DC (United States)
  3. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  4. Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)
  5. Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
  6. Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
  7. Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)
  8. Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Contributing Org.:
Snowmass 2013 Cosmic Frontier Working Groups 1–4
OSTI Identifier:
1127989
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-CONF-13-166-A-AE; arXiv:1305.1605
Journal ID: ISSN 2212-6864; 1232193
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11359
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physics of the Dark Universe
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 7-8; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 2212-6864
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; Dark matter; Indirect detection; Direct detection; Colliders; Astroparticle

Citation Formats

Bauer, Daniel, Buckley, James, Cahill-Rowley, Matthew, Cotta, Randel, Drlica-Wagner, Alex, Feng, Jonathan L., Funk, Stefan, Hewett, JoAnne, Hooper, Dan, Ismail, Ahmed, Kaplinghat, Manoj, Kusenko, Alexander, Matchev, Konstantin, McKinsey, Daniel, Rizzo, Tom, Shepherd, William, Tait, Tim M. P., Wijangco, Alexander M., and Wood, Matthew. Dark matter in the coming decade: Complementary paths to discovery and beyond. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1016/j.dark.2015.04.001.
Bauer, Daniel, Buckley, James, Cahill-Rowley, Matthew, Cotta, Randel, Drlica-Wagner, Alex, Feng, Jonathan L., Funk, Stefan, Hewett, JoAnne, Hooper, Dan, Ismail, Ahmed, Kaplinghat, Manoj, Kusenko, Alexander, Matchev, Konstantin, McKinsey, Daniel, Rizzo, Tom, Shepherd, William, Tait, Tim M. P., Wijangco, Alexander M., & Wood, Matthew. Dark matter in the coming decade: Complementary paths to discovery and beyond. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dark.2015.04.001
Bauer, Daniel, Buckley, James, Cahill-Rowley, Matthew, Cotta, Randel, Drlica-Wagner, Alex, Feng, Jonathan L., Funk, Stefan, Hewett, JoAnne, Hooper, Dan, Ismail, Ahmed, Kaplinghat, Manoj, Kusenko, Alexander, Matchev, Konstantin, McKinsey, Daniel, Rizzo, Tom, Shepherd, William, Tait, Tim M. P., Wijangco, Alexander M., and Wood, Matthew. 2015. "Dark matter in the coming decade: Complementary paths to discovery and beyond". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dark.2015.04.001. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1127989.
@article{osti_1127989,
title = {Dark matter in the coming decade: Complementary paths to discovery and beyond},
author = {Bauer, Daniel and Buckley, James and Cahill-Rowley, Matthew and Cotta, Randel and Drlica-Wagner, Alex and Feng, Jonathan L. and Funk, Stefan and Hewett, JoAnne and Hooper, Dan and Ismail, Ahmed and Kaplinghat, Manoj and Kusenko, Alexander and Matchev, Konstantin and McKinsey, Daniel and Rizzo, Tom and Shepherd, William and Tait, Tim M. P. and Wijangco, Alexander M. and Wood, Matthew},
abstractNote = {Here, we summarize the many dark matter searches currently being pursued through four complementary approaches: direct detection, indirect detection, collider experiments, and astrophysical probes. The essential features of broad classes of experiments are described, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Furthermore, we discuss the complementarity of the different dark matter searches qualitatively and illustrated quantitatively in two simple theoretical frameworks. Our primary conclusion is that the diversity of possible dark matter candidates requires a balanced program drawing from all four approaches.},
doi = {10.1016/j.dark.2015.04.001},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1127989}, journal = {Physics of the Dark Universe},
issn = {2212-6864},
number = C,
volume = 7-8,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed May 27 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed May 27 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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