Seminario CAPA. Máximo David Ave Pernas, (GSSI)

"Low Mass Dark Matter Searches: Experimental Constraints and prospects"

Lecturer: Máximo David Ave Pernas, GSSI
 

Abstrac:The existence of Dark Matter (DM) is supported by a wide range of astrophysical
evidences. Many extensions of the Standard Model of Particle Physics (SM) provides DM
candidates in the 10 [GeV]-1 [TeV] mass range, that also address other SM puzzles. These
models are nowadays severely constrained. This is leading to contemplate other theoretical
possibilities, the dark sector models: a generic feature of those models is that DM belongs to
a secluded Dark Sector with a rich phenomenology that couples to SM particles through a
portal sector. These models predict dark matter masses in the 1 MeV to a few GeV range. In
this talk, I describe first the status of DM searches in the 1-10 [GeV] mass range and discuss
the prospects at lower masses, with special focus on the Argon target.

Fecha: Jueves 19 de marzo de 2026
Hora: 12 horas
Lugar: Seminario de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear