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Dark Matter – A Particle Physicist's Perspective
Matthew Kirk – Physics, PhD
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Why do we need dark matter?
● First mentioned in 1930
● Swiss astronomer – Fritz Zwicky
● Used virial theorem to calculate mass of
galaxy
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Why do we need dark matter?
● First mentioned in 1930
● Swiss astronomer – Fritz Zwicky
● Used virial theorem to calculate mass of
galaxy
● Factor of 500 different to expected result
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Why do we need dark matter?
● Rotation curves – how fast stars orbit depends on
how far out they are
● First accurate measurement by Vera Rubin – 1970s
● Should fall off – but instead to flatten out
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Why do we need dark matter?
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Why do we need dark matter?
● Gravitational lensing
– Similar idea as virial theorem
– Gravity bends light passing near galaxy – how
much depends on how heavy the galaxy is
– Get a difference between what is seen and the
amount calculated
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What do we know?
● Cosmic Microwave Background – Plank and
WMAP
● Dark Matter is around 26% of universe
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What else have we seen?
● Excess of photons from the centre of the
galaxy
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What else have we seen?
● Excess of photons from the centre of the
galaxy
● Excess of antiprotons compared to protons
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What else have we seen?
● Excess of photons from the centre of the
galaxy
● Excess of antiprotons compared to protons
● Excess of positrons
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What haven't we seen?
● Any “real” evidence down here on Earth!
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What haven't we seen?
● Any “real” evidence down here on Earth!
● Direct detection limits keep on going down
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What haven't we seen?
● Any “real” evidence down here on Earth!
● Direct detection limits keep on going down
● Except something odd perhaps in
– DAMA
– CoGeNT
– CDMS
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What am I doing?
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What am I doing?
● Looking at simplified models
– Single dark matter particle, single mediator
particle
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What am I doing?
● Expect “new physics” to affect lots of “old
physics”
● What we haven't seen can be just as useful as
what we have
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Thanks!
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Backup slides
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What else have we seen?
● Excess of photons from the centre of the galaxy
● Excess of antiprotons compared to protons
● Excess of positrons
● Hints of self interaction between dark matter
particles?
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