Particle Physics of the Dark Sector

• Published in: Symmetry (Basel) Vol. 14; no. 11; p. 2238
• Main Authors: Baker, Oliver, Afanasev, Andrei, Lagouri, Theodota, Pan, Jingjing, Weber, Christian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.11.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Atoms & subatomic particles; Cosmology; Dark energy; Dark matter; elementary particles; Experiments; Gamma rays; hidden-sector particles; Large Hadron Collider; Particle physics; PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; Searching; standard model; Standard model (particle physics); Universe

The mystery associated with a proposed Dark Sector of phenomena that are separate from the standard model of particle physics is described. A Dark Sector may possess matter particles, force carriers which mediate their interactions, and new interactions and symmetries that are beyond the standard mo...