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==Presentation Files==
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[http://zeus.phys.uconn.edu/wiki/images/Alex_Popescu_Dark_Matter.pptx Download Version 1.0]
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==Background Information on Dark Matter==
 
==Background Information on Dark Matter==
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===Useful Links===
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[http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/astro-ph/pdf/0504/0504422v1.pdf Dark Matter Halo]
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===Questions for Internet Research===
 
===Questions for Internet Research===
 
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#[http://www.ifm.umich.mx/~raya/papers/AIP-CP1026-195-2008.pdf Dark Matter background] '''Reliable'''
 
#[http://www.ifm.umich.mx/~raya/papers/AIP-CP1026-195-2008.pdf Dark Matter background] '''Reliable'''
 
#[http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/astro-ph/pdf/0307/0307212v1.pdf Gravitational Lensing Measurements] ''Good pictures '''Reliable''' ''
 
#[http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/astro-ph/pdf/0307/0307212v1.pdf Gravitational Lensing Measurements] ''Good pictures '''Reliable''' ''
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#[http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/astro-ph/pdf/0504/0504097v2.pdf Universe structure simulations with Dark Matter appear to work] ''Good Simulation pictures '''Reliable''' ''
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightest_Supersymmetric_Particle Neutralinos] ''starting point '''not reliable''' ''
 
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightest_Supersymmetric_Particle Neutralinos] ''starting point '''not reliable''' ''
 
#[http://www.astro.princeton.edu/~dns/MAP/Bahcall/node16.html Axions] ''Very abstract string theory explanation '''Reliable''' ''
 
#[http://www.astro.princeton.edu/~dns/MAP/Bahcall/node16.html Axions] ''Very abstract string theory explanation '''Reliable''' ''
 
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#[http://www.ifm.umich.mx/~raya/papers/AIP-CP1026-195-2008.pdf Experiment discussion] '''Reliable'''
    
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|3. What are the properties of WIMPs, and how can they be detected?
 
|3. What are the properties of WIMPs, and how can they be detected?
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutralino The Neutralino]
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutralino The Neutralino] ''Starting Point '''not reliable''' ''
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weakly_interacting_massive_particles WIMP Detection]
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weakly_interacting_massive_particles WIMP Detection] ''Starting Point '''not reliable''' ''
#[http://cdms.berkeley.edu/Education/DMpages/science/directDetection.shtml Direct Detection]
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#[http://cdms.berkeley.edu/Education/DMpages/science/directDetection.shtml Direct Detection] ''General Information '''not reliable''' ''
#[http://www.astro.princeton.edu/~dns/MAP/Bahcall/node14.html Solar WIMP Detection]
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#[http://www.astro.princeton.edu/~dns/MAP/Bahcall/node14.html Solar WIMP Detection] '''Reliable'''
#[http://web.mit.edu/~redingtn/www/netadv/specr/6/node7.html Antarctic Neutrino Detection]
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#[http://web.mit.edu/~redingtn/www/netadv/specr/6/node7.html Antarctic Neutrino Detection] '''Reliable'''
#[http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/astro-ph/pdf/0211/0211500v1.pdf Direct Detection Techniques]
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#[http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/astro-ph/pdf/0211/0211500v1.pdf Direct Detection Techniques] ''Specific detector information '''Reliable''' ''
 
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|4. What ongoing research is being done to detect and experiment with dark matter?
 
|4. What ongoing research is being done to detect and experiment with dark matter?
 
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#[http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/25429 Axion research]
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#[http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/25429 Axion research] ''News Article '''Not reliable''' ''
#[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/14/science/space/14dark.html liquid Xenon research]
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#[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/14/science/space/14dark.html liquid Xenon research] ''News Article '''Not reliable''' ''
#[http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/ir-main&CISOPTR=34624 Science Papers]
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#[http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/ir-main&CISOPTR=34624 Science Papers] '''Reliable'''
#[http://www.phy.ncu.edu.tw/hep/inc/NCU04AST.pdf Indirect Neutrino Detection]
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#[http://www.phy.ncu.edu.tw/hep/inc/NCU04AST.pdf Indirect Neutrino Detection] ''Good pictures '''not reliable''' ''
#[http://mckinseygroup.physics.yale.edu/Publications/MiniCLEAN_McKinsey.pdf MiniCLEAN Experiment]
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#[http://mckinseygroup.physics.yale.edu/Publications/MiniCLEAN_McKinsey.pdf MiniCLEAN Experiment] ''Good pictures '''Not Reliable''' ''
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#[http://www.ifm.umich.mx/~raya/papers/AIP-CP1026-195-2008.pdf Ongoing Research] '''Reliable'''
 
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|5. Where do we think all the super-symmetric particles are?
 
|5. Where do we think all the super-symmetric particles are?
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersymmetry Super-symmetric Particles]
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersymmetry Super-symmetric Particles] ''Good background information and Links, '''not reliable''' ''
#[http://www.weizmann.ac.il/particle/nir/uploads/file/chapter8.pdf Different SS Particles]
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#[http://www.weizmann.ac.il/particle/nir/uploads/file/chapter8.pdf Different SS Particles] '''Not reliable'''
#[http://www.phys.uu.nl/~prokopec/RobertKnegjens_dm2.pdf Explanation of SS Particles]
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#[http://www.phys.uu.nl/~prokopec/RobertKnegjens_dm2.pdf Explanation of SS Particles] '''Reliable'''
#[http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/1106/1106.2529v1.pdf Actual Evidence]
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#[http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/1106/1106.2529v1.pdf Actual Evidence] '''Reliable'''
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#[http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/1102/1102.4585v1.pdf Possibility of Super-symmetric particles at LHC] '''Reliable'''
 
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Hoon: Large-scale structure, re-ionization,
 
Hoon: Large-scale structure, re-ionization,
 
cosmic microwave background
 
cosmic microwave background
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==Presentation==
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* [[media:popescu-7-2011.pptx|The Other Side of the Universe: Dark Matter]] - powerpoint presentation

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