Aspects of WIMP Dark Matter Searches at Colliders and Other Probes

• Main Author: Morgante, Enrico (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Cosmology.; Nuclear physics.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Particle and Nuclear Physics.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.

This thesis covers several theoretical aspects of WIMP (weakly interacting massive particles) dark matter searches, with a particular emphasis on colliders. It mainly focuses on the use of effective field theories as a tool for Large Hadron Collider (LHC) searches, discussing in detail the issue of...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Introduction
• Generalities about Dark Matter
• Part II: Direct and Indirect WIMP Searches
• Direct Detection of Wimps
• Indirect Detection
• Focus on AMS-02 Anti-protons Results
• Part III: LHC Searches
• Dark Matter Searches at the LHC
• The EFT Approach and its Validity
• Simplified Models
• Relic Density.-  Part IV: Complementary Searches in the Simplified Model Framework
• A U(1)’ Gauge Mediator
• A 750 Gev Pseudo-scalar Mediator
• Conclusions.