Focus: Physics
One of the biggest challenges in physics today is to discover the true nature of dark matter, still undetected despite appearing to make up a quarter of the matter in the Universe. This course will provide a foundation on the problem of dark matter and will present the state of the art related to the experiments and technologies used for its detection.
TOPICS:
– Introduction to Dark Matter
– Experimental signatures and detecting technologies
– Main direct detection experiments
– Detecting the recoil direction
– Conclusions and perspectives
Professor: Davide Pinci (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare – Sezione di Roma 1 – Itália) and Rafael Antunes Nóbrega (UFJF)
Language: English
Mode of instruction: on campus
Courseload: 10 hours
Date&Time: July 25-29, 1pm-3pm
Target audience: undergraduate and graduate
Spots available: conditioned by biosecurity limitations
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
SDG 4 – Quality Education
SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals