Phenomenology of light dark matter (D06)

• Subject Area: Nuclear and Elementary Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, Fields ; Astrophysics and Astronomy
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 283604770

The absence of dark matter signals in experiments could indicate that dark matter particle properties differ from the ones expected for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), the dominating guiding principle for experiment design and model building since the 1980s. One simple possibility that relaxes the stringent constraints from current experiments is assuming that the dark matter mass is in the sub-GeV range rather than the electroweak range, as expected for WIMPs. This project investigates the phenomenology of light-dark matter, given the newest experimental results in Astroparticle Physics and in connection to current puzzles in cosmology.

• 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. Mathias Garny; Professor Dr. Alejandro Ibarra