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Andrew Cheek – Making the Most of Direct Detection
McDonald Institute Seminar Series
Location: Rm 501 Sterling Hall, Queen's University, Kingston ON
Date: September 27, 2018
Time: 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Making the Most of Direct Detection
Andrew Cheek (IPPP Durham University)
Abstract: Observing Dark Matter through Direct Detection (DD) has been the objective of physicists for decades. Experiments have successfully eliminated large areas of parameter space and with the neutrino floor, we may soon reach the limit. It’s prudent now to make sure we optimise this technology and are fully aware of what can be learnt. To do this we move to the a Non-Relativistic Effective Theory (NRET) and relax our assumptions about the halo model. I will talk about my work arxiv:1802.03174, which introduced a new computational technique to analyse data quickly in higher dimensions than usual. Then I will report on current work which focuses on the benefits that can come from widening the region of interest in Direct Detection experiments.