KMI/NITEP School 2026: Dark Matter — from Ultra Light to Super Massive

Lecture4-1: Physics of Dark Matter Direct Detection

9 Mar 2026, 16:15

1h 30m

ES635 (Nagoya University)

Speaker

Masaki Yamashita

Description

1. Motivation/Evidence of Dark Matter
2. Dark Matter Candidates and WIMPs
3. Why WIMP?
4. Experimental Search for WIMPs

Presentation materials

MasakiYamashita_KMI_Nagoya2026_part1.pdf