Search for weakly interacting massive dark matter particles: state of the art and prospects

A.B. Aleksandrov^a, b, c, A.B. Dashkina^b, N.S. Konovalova^a, b, N.M. Okat’eva^a, b, N.G. Polukhina^a, d, b, N.I. Starkov^a, b, V.E. Tioukov^a, c, M.M. Chernyavsky^a, T.V. Shchedrina^a, b
^aLebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prosp. 53, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
^bNational University of Science and Technology "MISIS", Leninskii prosp. 4, Moscow, 119049, Russian Federation
^cINFN - National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Sezione di Napoli, via Cintia 1, Napoli, 80126, Italy
^dNational Research Nuclear University ‘MEPhI’, Kashirskoe shosse 31, Moscow, 115409, Russian Federation

Determining the nature of dark matter (DM) is one of the most important challenges of modern experimental physics. This article overviews the major arguments confirming the existence of DM, gives the latest classifications of DM particles, identifies possible candidates for their role, and discusses the most significant DM particle search experiments conducted and under development. The article mainly aims to give an idea of diverse experimental methods of and approaches to registering DM particles, as well as of the currently available results of the search for them, which open new prospects in DM studies and contribute to solving topical problems in New Physics.

Keywords: dark matter, cosmic rays, direct and indirect search for dark matter particles
PACS: 95.35.+d
DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.2020.11.038872
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2021/9/a/
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000722209600001
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Citation: Aleksandrov A B, Dashkina A B, Konovalova N S, Okat’eva N M, Polukhina N G, Starkov N I, Tioukov V E, Chernyavsky M M, Shchedrina T V "Search for weakly interacting massive dark matter particles: state of the art and prospects" Phys. Usp. 64 861–889 (2021)

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Received: 28th, May 2020, revised: 13th, November 2020, accepted: 20th, November 2020

Оригинал: Александров А Б, Дашкина А Б, Коновалова Н С, Окатьева Н М, Полухина Н Г, Старков Н И, Тюков В Э, Чернявский М М, Щедрина Т В «Поиск слабовзаимодействующих массивных частиц тёмной материи: состояние и перспективы» УФН 191 905–936 (2021); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.2020.11.038872