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LOCATION:5280 Chamberlin Hall
SUMMARY:Hunting for Dark Matter in Antarctica\, NPAC (Nuclear/Particle
 /Astro/Cosmo) Forum\, Carsten Rott\, Ohio State University
DESCRIPTION:Despite overwhelming evidence that it composes the vast ma
 jority of the mass in the Universe\, dark matter's particle properties
  literally remain in the dark. Identifying the mysterious nature of da
 rk matter is one of today's most pressing scientific problems and is b
 eing sought for using colliders\, direct-detection experiments\, and p
 owerful indirect techniques. With the completion of the gigaton-scale 
 IceCube neutrino telescope a new era in astro-particle physics has beg
 un.<br>
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\nIceCube exploits the excellent optical properties of 
 the ice beneath the South Pole to detect neutrinos through the Cherenk
 ov light emission of secondary particles produced by neutrino interact
 ions. Its unprecedented size will finally allow us to address long sta
 nding questions such as the sources of cosmic rays and unknown propert
 ies of neutrinos. IceCube further provides a novel discovery potential
  for dark matter through striking neutrino signatures that may further
  shed light on its fundamental particle properties and its distributio
 n in the Milky Way. I will discuss our recent results on the search fo
 r dark matter and new ways to achieve greater sensitivity. I will conc
 lude by discussing ideas towards a new low-energy threshold multi-mega
 ton ice Cherenkov array (MICA). Such a detector would provide exciting
  possibilities for the study of neutrino properties\, supernova burst 
 neutrinos\, Galactic neutrino sources\, and dark matter.<br>
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URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=2527
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