Dark matter: crossroads of theory and experiments
Dark matter: crossroads of theory and experiments
Disciplines
Physics, Astronomy (100%)
Keywords
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Dark matter,
Beyond the Standard Model physics,
High Energy Physics,
Reinterpretation of LHC results,
Direct/Indirect Dark Matter Detection,
Collider Phenomenology
The quest to understand the fundamental laws and constituents of the Universe has resulted in the incredibly successful Standard Model (SM) of particle physics. While the SM accounts for the la- boratory measurement to a phenomenal accuracy, it explains only 5% of the observed Universe. The exact properties of the rest of the 95% of the Universe and the laws which govern it are largely unknown. Dark Matter (DM) forms about 20% of this unknown Universe and it is primarily respon- sible for the formation of structure via its gravitational interactions. So far, we have observed evi- dence of DM via these gravitational interactions over a wide spectrum of observations ranging from the analysis of leftover radiation from the early Universe, known as the Cosmic Microwave Back- ground Radiation, to the motion of stars in galaxies. Despite enormous efforts to identify the parti- cle properties of this non-luminous, gravitating component of the Universe, little is known about its precise particle physics properties. The existence of DM has resulted in one of the strongest moti- vations for physics beyond the Standard Model. My research program aims at understanding the theoretical properties of DM based on all relevant experimental results, and I will also develop new ways in which the experimental physicists can look for DM. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) located at CERN, Geneva, has recently started to operate in the uncharted high energy regime of 13 TeV collisions. The data will lead to a new un- derstanding of particle physics and will be used to search for new particles, including DM candi- dates. Along with the LHC, several other experiments are also looking for a signal of DM in under- ground laboratories or via satellite observations. If we observe a signal in these experiments, does it conclusively determine the particle physics properties of DM? Which theoretical scenarios can we rule out? How can we further constrain viable scenarios and what are the next steps if experi- ments do not find a signal of DM? I am interested in finding answers to these questions. During my research program, I will investigate the consequences of the latest experimental results for several types of DM scenarios. DM particles can interact only with SM particles, or also with themselves. These two scenarios lead to very different signatures at the LHC. I will perform a de- tailed analysis of the two types of interactions and understand how we can search for them at the LHC. We live in an era where experimental results and theoretical scenarios are strongly interlinked. This can be efficiently exploited by developing close collaborations between experimentalists and theorists - an important dimension of my research. Working with the experimentalists, I devise new methods to look for DM. The software tools I develop to analyse the experimental data efficiently and universally will be publicly available and constitute an important contribution to the research in this field.
Unser Universum enthält eine große Menge unsichtbarer Materie, die durch ihre Gravitation gefühlt, aber mit bestehenden Experimenten nicht gesehen werden kann. Diese Materie wird Dunkle Materie genannt. Derzeit gibt es im Standardmodell der Teilchenphysik keine Erklärung für Dunkle Materie, und daher sind neue Theorien notwendig, um die astrophysikalischen Beobachtungen zu erklären. Theoretische Physiker haben eine Vielzahl neuer Theorien entwickelt, die die beobachtete Menge an Dunkler Materie erklären können. In Experimenten wird nach solchen Theorien gesucht und deren Ergebnisse informieren uns über die Realisierbarkeit neuer Theorien. Mein Projekt konzentrierte sich auf das Zusammenspiel verschiedener Theorien der Dunklen Materie und den Einfluss experimenteller Ergebnisse. Insbesondere wurden drei verschiedene Aspekte untersucht. Im ersten Teil habe ich bestehende Werkzeuge verbessert um experimentelle Ergebnisse des LHC's (Large Hadron Collider) zu nutzen. Ich habe diese Werkzeuge anderen Mitgliedern der wissenschaftlichen Gemeinschaft zur Verfügung gestellt. Im zweiten Teil haben ich mit den Experimentalphysikern des LHC zusammengearbeitet. Solche Kooperationen sind notwendig, da theoretische Modelle oft nicht trivial sind und effektive Suchen entwickelt werden können, wenn Theorie und Experiment zusammenarbeiten. Wir haben einen neuen Weg entwickelt, um nach Partikeln zu suchen, die für die Wechselwirkungen zwischen dem Standardmodell und dunkler Materie verantwortlich sind. Im letzten Teil des Projekts habe ich mich mit den astrophysikalischen Eigenschaften der Dunklen Materie beschäftigt. Dunkle Materie kann mit sich selbst und mit den Teilchen des Standardmodells interagieren. Diese zwei Arten von Wechselwirkung führen zu erheblichen Einschränkungen auf die Theorien zur Dunklen Materie. Ich habe gezeigt, dass die Kombination von Wechselwirkungen der Dunklen Materie mit sich selbst und mit den Teilchen des Standardmodells langlebige Teilchen in den einfachsten Modellen generisch vorhersagen kann. Solche langlebige Teilchen werden, wenn sie experimentell gefunden werden, aufregende Aussichten für Fortschritte beim Verständnis der Dunklen Materie mit sich bringen. Ich habe daher verschiedene Wege entwickelt, um das Gebiet der Dunklen Materie voranzutreiben. Ich habe gezeigt, wie man Ergebnisse des LHC nutzen kann, die bisher schwer zu verstehen sind. Ich habe gezeigt, wie wichtig es ist, mit den Experimentalphysikern zusammenzuarbeiten, und mit ihnen zu kommunizieren. Und schließlich habe ich gezeigt, wie unser vorhandenes Wissen über die Wechselwirkungen dunkler Materie mit sich selbst und mit den Teilchen des Standardmodells die theoretischen Modelle formen kann. Das Verständnis der Natur der Dunklen Materie ist ein bislang ungelöstes Problem. Da Dunkle Materie auf astrophysikalischen Skalen beobachtet wird und auch bei Experimenten auf der Erde gesucht werden kann, ist es essentiell eine Vielzahl an Experimenten und Ansätzen zu kombinieren, um die Natur der dunklen Materie zu enthüllen. Mein Richter-Projekt hat dazu beigetragen, dieses Ziel zu erreichen.
- Universität Graz - 100%
- Andre Lessa, Universidade Federal do ABC - Brazil
- Sabine Kraml, CNRS - France
- Jan Heisig, RWTH Aachen - Germany
- Caterina Doglioni, Lund University - Sweden
Research Output
- 611 Citations
- 56 Publications
- 3 Disseminations
- 2 Fundings
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2024
Title Unveiling hidden physics at the LHC DOI 10.48350/179738 Type Journal Article Author Fischer Link Publication -
2023
Title Long-lived NLSP in the NMSSM DOI 10.1103/physrevd.108.035020 Type Journal Article Author Adhikary A Journal Physical Review D -
2019
Title Recommendations of the LHC Dark Matter Working Group: Comparing LHC searches for dark matter mediators in visible and invisible decay channels and calculations of the thermal relic density DOI 10.1016/j.dark.2019.100377 Type Journal Article Author Albert A Journal Physics of the Dark Universe Pages 100377 Link Publication -
2021
Title Searching for heavy Higgs in supersymmetric final states at the LHC DOI 10.1007/jhep04(2021)284 Type Journal Article Author Adhikary A Journal Journal of High Energy Physics Pages 284 Link Publication -
2021
Title New developments in SModelS DOI 10.22323/1.392.0022 Type Conference Proceeding Abstract Author Alguero G Pages 022 Link Publication -
2017
Title Exploring light mediators with low-threshold direct detection experiments DOI 10.3204/pubdb-2017-10326 Type Other Author Kahlhoefer F Link Publication -
2017
Title Exploring Light Mediators with Low-Threshold Direct Detection Experiments DOI 10.3204/pubdb-2017-12773 Type Other Author Kahlhoefer F Link Publication -
2017
Title Dark matter indirect signals with long-lived mediators DOI 10.1088/1475-7516/2017/11/023 Type Journal Article Author Chu X Journal Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics Pages 023-023 Link Publication -
2022
Title Searches for long-lived particles at the future FCC-ee DOI 10.3389/fphy.2022.967881 Type Journal Article Author Verhaaren C Journal Frontiers in Physics Pages 967881 Link Publication -
2022
Title Constraining new physics with SModelS version 2 DOI 10.1007/jhep08(2022)068 Type Journal Article Author Alguero G Journal Journal of High Energy Physics Pages 68 Link Publication -
2022
Title Unveiling hidden physics at the LHC DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10541-4 Type Journal Article Author Fischer O Journal The European Physical Journal C Pages 665 Link Publication -
2022
Title Theory, phenomenology, and experimental avenues for dark showers: a Snowmass 2021 report DOI 10.48550/arxiv.2203.09503 Type Preprint Author Albouy G -
2022
Title Searches for Long-Lived Particles at the Future FCC-ee DOI 10.48550/arxiv.2203.05502 Type Preprint Author Alimena J -
2022
Title Distinguishing Dirac vs Majorana Neutrinos at CE$\nu$NS experiments DOI 10.22323/1.398.0225 Type Conference Proceeding Abstract Author Hati C Pages 225 Link Publication -
2022
Title FACET: a new long-lived particle detector in the very forward region of the CMS experiment DOI 10.1007/jhep06(2022)110 Type Journal Article Author Cerci S Journal Journal of High Energy Physics Pages 110 Link Publication -
2020
Title New developments in SModelS DOI 10.48550/arxiv.2012.08192 Type Preprint Author Alguero G -
2022
Title Unveiling hidden physics at the LHC DOI 10.5451/unibas-ep91755 Type Other Author Fischer Link Publication -
2022
Title Constraining new physics with SModelS version 2 DOI 10.18154/rwth-2022-08544 Type Other Author Alguero G Link Publication -
2021
Title Unveiling Hidden Physics at the LHC DOI 10.48550/arxiv.2109.06065 Type Preprint Author Fischer O -
2021
Title Probing Active-Sterile Neutrino Transition Magnetic Moments with Photon Emission from CE$\nu$NS DOI 10.48550/arxiv.2110.02233 Type Preprint Author Bolton P -
2022
Title Long live The NMSSM! DOI 10.48550/arxiv.2207.00600 Type Preprint Author Adhikary A -
2022
Title Probing active-sterile neutrino transition magnetic moments with photon emission from CE?NS DOI 10.1103/physrevd.106.035036 Type Journal Article Author Bolton P Journal Physical Review D Pages 035036 Link Publication -
2022
Title Dark biportals at direct detection DOI 10.1103/physrevd.106.035031 Type Journal Article Author Einfalt L Journal Physical Review D Pages 035031 Link Publication -
2021
Title FACET: A new long-lived particle detector in the very forward region of the CMS experiment DOI 10.48550/arxiv.2201.00019 Type Preprint Author Cerci S -
2021
Title Dark biportals at direct detection DOI 10.48550/arxiv.2112.05668 Type Preprint Author Einfalt L -
2020
Title Reinterpretation of LHC Results for New Physics: Status and Recommendations after Run 2 DOI 10.48550/arxiv.2003.07868 Type Other Author Abdallah W Link Publication -
2020
Title Self-interacting dark matter without prejudice DOI 10.1103/physrevd.101.055044 Type Journal Article Author Bernal N Journal Physical Review D Pages 055044 Link Publication -
2019
Title Heavy neutrino production via Z' at the lifetime frontier DOI 10.1103/physrevd.100.035005 Type Journal Article Author Deppisch F Journal Physical Review D Pages 035005 Link Publication -
2019
Title Searching for a light Z' through Higgs production at the LHC DOI 10.1103/physrevd.100.115023 Type Journal Article Author Deppisch F Journal Physical Review D Pages 115023 Link Publication -
2019
Title Searching for a light $Z'$ through Higgs production at the LHC DOI 10.48550/arxiv.1908.11741 Type Preprint Author Deppisch F -
2017
Title Exploring light mediators with low-threshold direct detection experiments DOI 10.1088/1475-7516/2017/11/016 Type Journal Article Author Kahlhoefer F Journal Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics Pages 016-016 Link Publication -
2017
Title Characterizing simplified models for heavy Higgs decays to supersymmetric particles DOI 10.48550/arxiv.1711.00056 Type Preprint Author Kulkarni S -
2017
Title Sneutrino Dark Matter in the BLSSM DOI 10.48550/arxiv.1712.05232 Type Preprint Author Rose L -
2017
Title Exploring light mediators with low-threshold direct detection experiments DOI 10.48550/arxiv.1707.08571 Type Preprint Author Kahlhoefer F -
2017
Title Dark matter and exotic neutrino interactions in direct detection searches DOI 10.1007/jhep04(2017)073 Type Journal Article Author Bertuzzo E Journal Journal of High Energy Physics Pages 73 Link Publication -
2018
Title Sneutrino Dark Matter, Constraints and Perspectives DOI 10.48550/arxiv.1804.07753 Type Preprint Author Rose L -
2018
Title SModelS v1.2: long-lived particles, combination of signal regions, and other novelties DOI 10.48550/arxiv.1811.10624 Type Preprint Author Ambrogi F -
2018
Title Prospects for Sneutrino Dark Matter in the BLSSM DOI 10.48550/arxiv.1804.09470 Type Preprint Author Rose L -
2018
Title Sneutrino Dark Matter in the BLSSM DOI 10.1007/jhep07(2018)100 Type Journal Article Author Rose L Journal Journal of High Energy Physics Pages 100 Link Publication -
2018
Title SModelS v1.1 user manual: Improving simplified model constraints with efficiency maps DOI 10.1016/j.cpc.2018.02.007 Type Journal Article Author Ambrogi F Journal Computer Physics Communications Pages 72-98 Link Publication -
2022
Title Unveiling hidden physics at the LHC DOI 10.5445/ir/1000149960 Type Other Author Fischer O Link Publication -
2022
Title Unveiling hidden physics at the LHC DOI 10.3929/ethz-b-000563564 Type Other Author Fischer Link Publication -
2022
Title Theory, phenomenology, and experimental avenues for dark showers: a Snowmass 2021 report DOI 10.3929/ethz-b-000589497 Type Other Author Albouy Link Publication -
2022
Title Constraining new physics with SModelS version 2 DOI 10.3204/pubdb-2022-06600 Type Other Author Alguero G Link Publication -
2022
Title Strongly Interacting Dark Matter from Sp(4) Gauge Theory DOI 10.1051/epjconf/202227408014 Type Journal Article Author Zierler F Journal EPJ Web of Conferences Pages 08014 Link Publication -
2022
Title Theory, phenomenology, and experimental avenues for dark showers: a Snowmass 2021 report DOI 10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-11048-8 Type Journal Article Author Albouy G Journal The European Physical Journal C Pages 1132 Link Publication -
2022
Title Strongly Interacting Dark Matter from $Sp(4)$ Gauge Theory DOI 10.48550/arxiv.2211.11272 Type Preprint Author Zierler F -
2021
Title Constraining new physics with SModelS version 2 DOI 10.48550/arxiv.2112.00769 Type Preprint Author Alguero G -
2020
Title Reinterpretation of LHC Results for New Physics: Status and recommendations after Run 2 DOI 10.5445/ir/1000125930 Type Other Author Abdallah W Link Publication -
2020
Title Reinterpretation of LHC Results for New Physics: Status and Recommendations after Run 2 DOI 10.3204/pubdb-2021-00016 Type Other Author Abdallah W Link Publication -
2020
Title SModelS v1.2: Long-lived particles, combination of signal regions, and other novelties DOI 10.1016/j.cpc.2019.07.013 Type Journal Article Author Ambrogi F Journal Computer Physics Communications Pages 106848 Link Publication -
2020
Title Dark Matter benchmark models for early LHC Run-2 Searches: Report of the ATLAS/CMS Dark Matter Forum DOI 10.1016/j.dark.2019.100371 Type Journal Article Author Abercrombie D Journal Physics of the Dark Universe -
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Title Reinterpretation of LHC Results for New Physics : Status and recommendations after Run 2 DOI 10.18154/rwth-2020-10372 Type Other Author Abdallah W Link Publication -
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Title Reinterpretation of LHC Results for New Physics: Status and recommendations after Run 2 DOI 10.21468/scipostphys.9.2.022 Type Journal Article Author Abdallah W Journal SciPost Physics -
2020
Title Searching for heavy Higgs in supersymmetric final states at the LHC DOI 10.48550/arxiv.2002.07137 Type Preprint Author Adhikary A -
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Title STRONG-DM Type Research grant (including intramural programme) Start of Funding 2020 Funder Austrian Science Fund (FWF) -
2019
Title Defining next generation searches for Beyond the Standard Model physics Type Travel/small personal Start of Funding 2019 Funder Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research