Experimental Limits on Particle Dark-Matter Candidates [and Discussion]

The experimental limits on some of the particle candidates for the dark matter are discussed. The main part of the paper is about neutrons, which are the only particles known to exist that are possible candidates, and the present evidence about neutrino mass is reviewed. This is followed by a discus...

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Published inPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences Vol. 320; no. 1556; p. 487
Main Authors N. A. Jelley, P. F. Smith
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Royal Society 17.12.1986
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Summary:The experimental limits on some of the particle candidates for the dark matter are discussed. The main part of the paper is about neutrons, which are the only particles known to exist that are possible candidates, and the present evidence about neutrino mass is reviewed. This is followed by a discussion of the limits on two candidates that have provoked considerable experimental interest: the magnetic monopole, and the supersymmetric particle, the photino. The paper concludes with a brief account of a recently developed calorimetric detector and of its possible use in detecting dark-matter candidates, such as the photino.
ISSN:1364-503X
1471-2962
DOI:10.1098/rsta.1986.0131