Observational Basis for Dark Matter

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Background Information on Dark Matter

Questions for the Web

Question Links to Possible Answers
1. How can we be sure dark matter exists? Gas Observations

Galaxy Rotation Curves

Gravitational Lensing

Open/Expanding Universe

Missing Mass


2. What are the possible candidates for the particles that actually make up dark matter? MACHOs, WIMPs

Ordinary Matter

Super-symmetric Particles

Neutralinos

3. What are the properties of WIMPs?

The Neutralino

4. What onging research is being done to detect and experiment with dark matter? Axion research

liquid Xenon research

5. Where are all the super-symmetric particles? More Links