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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''' ''
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#[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''' ''
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#[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''' ''
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#[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'''
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#[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'''
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#[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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Revision as of 14:32, 25 July 2011

Background Information on Dark Matter

Useful Links

Dark Matter Halo


Questions for Internet Research

Questions Sources with Possible Answers
1. How can we be sure dark matter exists?
  1. Gas Observations Reliable
  2. Galaxy Rotation Curves Starting point not reliable
  3. Gravitational Lensing Good pictures, but not reliable
  4. Open/Expanding Universe Reliable
  5. Missing Mass Historical Reference(1993) Outdated
  6. Dark Matter background Reliable
  7. Gravitational Lensing Measurements Good pictures Reliable
  8. Universe structure simulations with Dark Matter appear to work Good Simulation pictures Reliable
2. What are the possible candidates for the particles that actually make up dark matter?
  1. MACHOs, WIMPs Historical Reference(1995) Outdated
  2. Ordinary Matter Starting point not reliable
  3. Super-symmetric Particles General information
  4. Neutralinos starting point not reliable
  5. Axions Very abstract string theory explanation Reliable


3. What are the properties of WIMPs, and how can they be detected?
  1. The Neutralino Starting Point not reliable
  2. WIMP Detection Starting Point not reliable
  3. Direct Detection General Information not reliable
  4. Solar WIMP Detection Reliable
  5. Antarctic Neutrino Detection Reliable
  6. Direct Detection Techniques Specific detector information Reliable
4. What ongoing research is being done to detect and experiment with dark matter?
  1. Axion research
  2. liquid Xenon research
  3. Science Papers
  4. Indirect Neutrino Detection
  5. MiniCLEAN Experiment
  6. Ongoing Research Reliable
5. Where do we think all the super-symmetric particles are?
  1. Super-symmetric Particles
  2. Different SS Particles
  3. Explanation of SS Particles
  4. Actual Evidence

Presentation Outline

Me: Neutralinos, WIMPs, super-symmetry, Detection (experiments)

Hoon: Large-scale structure, re-ionization, cosmic microwave background

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