Particle Dark Matter
Observations, Models and Searches

Describes the dark matter problem in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology for graduate students and researchers.

Gianfranco Bertone (Edited by)

9780521763684, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 7 January 2010

762 pages
25.4 x 17.2 x 3.8 cm, 1.63 kg

'This book is an absolute necessity for anyone working in the field … contains a wealth of solid reliable material.' Contemporary Physics

Dark matter is among the most important open problems in modern physics. Aimed at graduate students and researchers, this book describes the theoretical and experimental aspects of the dark matter problem in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology. Featuring contributions from 48 leading theorists and experimentalists, it presents many aspects, from astrophysical observations to particle physics candidates, and from the prospects for detection at colliders to direct and indirect searches. The book introduces observational evidence for dark matter along with a detailed discussion of the state-of-the-art of numerical simulations and alternative explanations in terms of modified gravity. It then moves on to the candidates arising from theories beyond the Standard Model of particle physics, and to the prospects for detection at accelerators. It concludes by looking at direct and indirect dark matter searches, and the prospects for detecting the particle nature of dark matter with astrophysical experiments.

Part I. DM in Cosmology: 1. Particle dark matter G. Bertone and J. Silk
2. Simulations of CDM haloes B. Moore and J. Diemand
3. MW substructures J. Bullock, M. Kaplinghat and L. Strigari
4. Gravitational lensing and dark matter Y. Mellier
5. Dark matter at the centers of galaxies D. Merritt
6. Modified gravity as an alternative to DM J. Bekenstein
Part II. Candidates: 7. DM production mechanisms G. Gelmini and P. Gondolo
8. Supersymmetric DM candidates J. Ellis and K. Olive
9. DM at the EW scale: non-SUSY candidates G. Servant
10. Non-WIMP candidates J. L. Feng
11. Axions P. Sikivie
12. Sterile neutrinos M. Shaposhnikov
Part III. Colliders Searches: 13. SUSY searches at the LHC T. Plehn and G. Polesello
14. SUSY DM at colliders M. Battaglia and M. E. Peskin
15. Extra dimensions at the LHC K. Kong, K. Matchev and G. Servant
16. SUSY tools F. Boudjema, J. Edsjö and P. Gondolo
Part IV. Direct Detection: 17. Direct detection of WIMPs D. G. Cerdeño and A. Green
18. Annual modulation with NaI(Tl) R. Bernabei and P. Belli
19. Particle DM and DAMA N. Fornengo
20. Cryogenic detectors G. Gerbier and J. Gascon
21. Liquid noble gases E. Aprile and L. Baudis
22. Directional detectors N. Spooner
23. Axion searches S. Asztalos
Part V. Indirect Detection and Astrophysical Constraints: 24. Gamma-rays L. Bergström and G. Bertone
25. Neutrinos F. Halzen and D. Hooper
26. Antimatter P. Salati, F. Donato and N. Fornengo
27. Multi-wavelength S. Profumo and P. Ullio
28. Dark matter and BBN K. Jedamzik and M. Pospelov
29. Dark matter and stars G. Bertone
Appendix
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Atmospheric physics [PHVJ], Relativity physics [PHR], Cosmology & the universe [PGK]