3: Searching dark matter at the Large Hadron Collider

3: Searching dark matter at the Large Hadron Collider

From Early Morning Coffee at CERN by CERN

October 30, 2024 · 35 min · Episode 3

About this episode

This episode explores how scientists at CERN are investigating dark matter using advanced technology at the Large Hadron Collider.

Can dark matter be produced at the Large Hadron Collider? On Dark Matter Day, discover how scientists at CERN are using cutting-edge technology and computing to tackle one of the universe’s biggest mysteries. Hear from host Steven Goldfarb and our guests Baptise Ravina from the ATLAS experiment and Annapaola de Cosa from the CMS experiment. In this episode: 0:00 - 0:45 — Teaser 0:45 - 1:20 — Introduction 1:20 - 2:10 — Origins of Interest in Dark Matter 2:10 - 3:47 — Dark Matter Evidence 3:47 - 4:47 — Cosmic Background & Relativity 4:47 - 5:46 — Gravity and Dark Matter 5:46 - 9:15 — What Is Dark Matter? 9:15 - 11:00 — Detection Challenges 1:00 - 13:30 — Detection Strategy 13:30 - 16:18 — Differentiating Neutrinos 16:18 - 18:00 — Alternative Models 18:00 - 19:35 — Particle Jets 19:35 - 20:08 — Theory vs. Concept 21:53 — LHC & Higgs Discovery 22:12 — Higgs-Dark Matter Link? 22:27 — LHC Dark Matter Search 23:02 — Dark Higgs Theory 24:02 — Dark Leptons & Quarks 25:03 — Parallel Universe Hypothesis 25:54 — LHC Upgrades & Future 27:22 — AI and New Physics 28:43 — Planning a New Collider 29:49 — Other Dark Matter Experiments 30:48 — Complementary Approaches 31:30 — Dark…

People in this episode

Host: Steven Goldfarb

Guests: Baptiste Ravina, Annapaola de Cosa

Topics covered

  • dark matter
  • Large Hadron Collider
  • particle physics
  • cosmic background
  • detection challenges
  • theoretical physics

Keywords

  • dark matter
  • Large Hadron Collider
  • ATLAS
  • CMS
  • particle physics
  • detection strategy
  • quantum fields

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CERN, ETH Zürich, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

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