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Colloquium: Discovering the Dark Universe with Superconductors
Add to Calendar 2022-09-15T19:45:48 2022-09-15T20:45:48 UTC Colloquium: Discovering the Dark Universe with Superconductors 101 Osmond and Zoom: https://psu.zoom.us/j/93946951319?pwd=dFVHR21XbDExR0JQanNBUldENEFvQT09
Start DateThu, Sep 15, 2022
3:45 PM
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End DateThu, Sep 15, 2022
4:45 PM
Presented By
Asher Berlin, Fermilab
Event Series: Physics Colloquium

Although it is known to provide the gravitational scaffolding of our universe, the existence of dark matter is a mystery that cannot be explained by our current understanding of fundamental particle physics. Recent years have seen a growing interest in applying developing technologies to enable qualitatively new ways to look for types of dark matter and other new physics that are traditionally difficult to detect due to their extremely feeble interactions with normal matter. In particular, this moment in time provides a unique opportunity to take advantage of the incredible progress in the development of superconducting cavities, which we can leverage to explore theories of new physics over a large range of scales that was previously inaccessible. I will discuss how this exciting opportunity is well within our reach, provided that we steer new technological developments to have the biggest impact in our search for physics beyond the Standard Model.