Challenging dark matter models at colliders (D02)

• Subject Area: Nuclear and Elementary Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, Fields ; Astrophysics and Astronomy
• Term: since 2017
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 283604770

We will identify motivated dark-matter scenarios which are demanding at colliders, because e.g. of suppressed portal couplings, exotic signatures, small mass splittings or because of the fact that the dark sector interacts most strongly with third-generation Standard Model matter. Exploring the resulting LHC signatures requires a multi-prong approach. In this context, we will investigate scenarios that feature important non-perturbative effects in the evaluation of the relic density and their implications on their collider phenomenology.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1258: Neutrinos and Dark Matter in Astro- and Particle Physics (NDM)
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität München (TUM)
• Project Heads: Dr. Rikkert Frederix, until 6/2021; Dr. Ulrich Haisch, since 7/2021; Professorin Dr. Julia Harz, since 7/2021; Professor Dr. Andreas Weiler