Experimental search for dark matter in China

Abstract

The nature of dark matter is one of the greatest mysteries in modern physics and astronomy. A wide variety of experiments have been carried out worldwide to search for the evidence of particle dark matter. Chinese physicists started experimental search for dark matter about ten years ago, and have produced results with high scientific impact. In this paper, we present an overview of the dark matter program in China, and discuss recent results and future directions.

Keywords

dark matter / weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) / direct detection / indirect detection / Xenon / Germanium

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