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New Directions in Dark Matter Mini-Workshop

May 23-24, 2020

Organized by Linda Carpenter

The Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics (CCAPP) at The Ohio State University (OSU) is hosting a virtual mini-workshop from Columbus, Ohio. 

List of Participants:

Linda Carpenter (OSU)

Schedule of Workshop: 

Please join us on May 23 -24 for the OSU virtual Dark Matter mini Workshop. This is a small format workshop with 30 minute talks and lots of open discussion time. 

Day 1 

DOORS OPEN 9:30 AM

10:00 am Brooks Thomas Lafayette: "Mediator-Induced Decay Chains and Multi-Jet Signatures of Non-Minimal Dark-Sectors at Colliders"
10:40 am Keith Dienes Arizona: "Deciphering the Archaeological Record: Cosmological Imprints of Non-Minimal Dark Sectors"

OPEN DISCUSSION AND LUNCH

12:45 pm Kathryn Zurek Caltech: "Dark matter detection with phonons and magnons"
1:25 pm Chris Verhaaren Irvine: "Dynamical Evidence for a Fifth Force from the ATOMKI Anomalies"

OPEN DISCUSSION

3:00 pm Linda Carpenter OSU: "Next Generation Indirect Detection"

Day 2 

DOORS OPEN 9:30 AM

10:00 amJuri Smirnov OSU: "Relics of Thermal Dark Sectors"
10:40 am Harikrishna Ramani LBL: "Detecting terrestrial dark matter traffic jams"

OPEN DISCUSSION AND LUNCH

12:45 pm Haibo Yu Riverside: "Testing Dark Matter Self-Interactions"
1:25 pm Seyda Ipek Irvine: "DM Freeze Out during an Early Period of QCD Confinement"

OPEN DISCUSSION

3:00 pm Stacy Kim Surrey