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SUMMARY:The Light Dark Matter Experiment
DESCRIPTION:The constituents of dark matter are still unknown\, and the viable possibilities span a very large mass range. Specific scenarios for the origin of dark matter sharpen the focus on a narrower range of masses: the natural scenario where dark matter originates from thermal contact with familiar matter in the early Universe requires the DM mass to lie within about one MeV to 100 TeV. Considerable experimental attention has been given to exploring Weakly Interacting Massive Particles in the upper end of this range (few GeV – ~TeV)\, while the region ~MeV to ~GeV is largely unexplored. Most of the stable constituents of known matter have masses in this lower range\, tantalizing hints for physics beyond the Standard Model have been found here\, and a thermal origin for dark matter works in a simple and predictive manner in this mass range as well. It is\, therefore\, a priority to explore this lower mass range. If there is an interaction between light DM and ordinary matter\, as there must be in the case of a thermal origin\, then there necessarily is a production mechanism in accelerator-based experiments. The most sensitive way\, (if the interaction is not electron-phobic) to search for this production is to use a primary electron beam to produce DM in fixed-target collisions. The Light Dark Matter eXperiment (LDMX) is a planned electron-beam fixed-target missing-momentum experiment that has unique sensitivity to light DM in the sub-GeV range. This talk will give an overview of the theoretical motivation\, the main experimental challenges and how they are addressed\, as well as projected sensitivities in comparison to other experiments. \nMore ways to join: \nJoin from the meeting link \nhttps://infn-lnf.webex.com/infn-lnf/j.php?MTID=mfafc4b7f020e991e2e117335fbe9ce89 \nJoin by meeting number\nMeeting number (access code): 181 951 6417\nMeeting password: 08042021
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LOCATION:INFN – Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati\, Via Enrico Fermi\, 54\, Frascati\, Roma\, 00044\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Seminari generali
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