PIRSA:17040029

New Directions in Dark Matter Direct Detection

Yu, T. (2017). New Directions in Dark Matter Direct Detection. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/17040029

Yu, Tien-Tien. New Directions in Dark Matter Direct Detection. Perimeter Institute, Apr. 04, 2017, https://pirsa.org/17040029 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:17040029,
            doi = {10.48660/17040029},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/17040029},
            author = {Yu, Tien-Tien},
            keywords = {Particle Physics},
            language = {en},
            title = {New Directions in Dark Matter Direct Detection},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2017},
            month = {apr},
            note = {PIRSA:17040029 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Tien-Tien Yu University of Oregon

DOI 10.48660/17040029
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Talk Type Scientific Series
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Abstract

Sub-GeV dark matter is a theoretically motivated but largely unexplored paradigm of dark matter. In this talk, I will discuss recent work on the direct detection of sub-GeV dark matter through dark matter-electron scattering. I will present some motivated models that can be probed with these techniques as well as projections for current and near-term noble liquid, semiconductor, and scintillator experiments. Finally, I will discuss some new techniques that may allow us to more robustly discriminate between dark matter signatures and background.