Aspects of WIMP Dark Matter Searches at Colliders and Other Probes
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Physics, Nuclear Physics, Cosmology
| Author: | Enrico Morgante | ISBN: | 9783319676067 |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing | Publication: | October 5, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Springer | Language: | English |
| Author: | Enrico Morgante |
| ISBN: | 9783319676067 |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
| Publication: | October 5, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Springer |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
