29 May 2018 to 3 June 2018
Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Conference Center
US/Pacific timezone

keV Sterile Neutrinos as Dark Matter and the 3.5 keV Line

31 May 2018, 15:20
20m
South Foyer | Pinon Room (Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Conference Center)

South Foyer | Pinon Room

Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Conference Center

44600 Indian Wells Lane, Indian Wells, CA 92210, USA
Parallel DM Dark Matter

Speaker

Kev Abazajian (UC Irvine)

Description

I will give an overview of the status of keV sterile neutrinos as dark matter, including the production mechanisms in the early universe and detectability today. I will give the status of indirect searches, including the candidate X-ray line at 3.55 keV and prospects for future searches. I will also discuss laboratory detection methods, including searches in beta decay and K-capture nuclei.
E-mail kevork@uci.edu
Funding source NSF Theoretical Physics Grant No. PHY-1620638

Primary author

Kev Abazajian (UC Irvine)

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