Aspects of WIMP Dark Matter Searches at Colliders and Other Probes /
This thesis covers several theoretical aspects of WIMP (weakly interacting massive particles) dark matter searches, with a particular emphasis on colliders. It mainly focuses on the use of effective field theories as a tool for Large Hadron Collider (LHC) searches, discussing in detail the issue of...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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Publisher Address: | Cham : |
Publication Dates: | 2017. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67606-7 |
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This thesis covers several theoretical aspects of WIMP (weakly interacting massive particles) dark matter searches, with a particular emphasis on colliders. It mainly focuses on the use of effective field theories as a tool for Large Hadron Collider (LHC) searches, discussing in detail the issue of their validity, and on simplified dark matter models, which are receiving a growing attention from the physics community. It highlights the theoretical consistency of simplified models, which is essential in order to correctly exploit their potential and for them to be a common reference when comparing results from different experiments. This thesis is of interest to researchers (both theorists and experimentalists) in the field of dark matter searches, and offers a comprehensive introduction to dark matter and to WIMP searches for students and non-experts. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (XX, 212 pages): illustrations. |
ISBN: | 9783319676067 |
Index Number: | QB980 |
CLC: | P159 |
Contents: | Part I: Introduction -- Generalities about Dark Matter -- Part II: Direct and Indirect WIMP Searches -- Direct Detection of Wimps -- Indirect Detection -- Focus on AMS-02 Anti-protons Results -- Part III: LHC Searches -- Dark Matter Searches at the LHC -- The EFT Approach and its Validity -- Simpli ed Models -- Relic Density.- Part IV: Complementary Searches in the Simpli ed Model Framework -- A U(1) Gauge Mediator -- A 750 Gev Pseudo-scalar Mediator -- Conclusions. |