The Quest for Dark Matter

Explore the mysteries of dark matter in this 36-minute keynote presentation from the APS April Meeting 2014 Fred Kavli Keynote Plenary Session. Delve into the compelling evidence for dark matter's existence, spanning from moments after the Big Bang to present-day observations across cosmic scales. Examine the current state of dark matter research, including the latest experimental efforts and theoretical models. Learn about various detection methods, such as collider experiments, searches for dark matter annihilation products, astrophysical observations, and direct detection techniques. Discover how these approaches are probing different aspects of dark matter, from its interactions with known particles to its self-interactions. Gain insights into promising dark matter candidates like Axions and Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs), and understand the challenges in identifying the nature of this elusive substance. Follow the exciting progress being made in the quest to unravel one of the most significant mysteries in modern physics and cosmology.

Intro
Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
Cosmic Microwave Background
Structure Formation
Cluster Mergers, e.g. Bullet Cluster
Typical Rotation Curve: M33
Dark Matter Has Been Discovered have evidence at all time scales and vast length scales have no clue what Dark Matter is made of
Simulation: Cold or Warm?
X-Section From Astrophysics are galaxies and Dark Matter offset?
Sterile Neutrinos
3.5kV Line: 7keV vs?
ADMX Resonant Axion Search microwave cavity, up to 8T, down to 100mk cover most expected parameter space by -2016 gemeration-3 ADMX to probe fractional halo densities
Thermal Relic Particles
WIMPs at the LHC
Mono-Jet Final State
Electrons, and Positron Excess
FERMI Galactic Center
FERMI Dwarf Galaxies
Direct Recoil Search
Direct Scattering - Simplified
SuperCDMS: Ge Crystals First analysis of 577 kg days optimized for GeV WIMP
LUX: Xenon TPC
Direct Scattering - Outlook
Conclusions • Dark Matter exists no clue what it is made of