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SUMMARY:Searching for the Identity of Dark Matter\, High Energy Semina
 r\, Lauren Hsu\, Fermilab
DESCRIPTION:Astrophysical observations have confirmed that ordinary ma
 tter<br>
\nmakes up only ~15% of the observable matter in the universe
 . 
\nThe composition of the remaining non-luminous (dark) matter is<br
 >
\nunknown. This is a time of great excitement. Efforts on<br> variou
 s fronts are racing to elucidate the particle nature of<br>
\ndark mat
 ter. With a collection of germanium and silicon<br>
\ncrystals cooled 
 to ~50 mK\, the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search is<br>
\nlooking for the 
 possible rare collision of a prime dark matter<br>
\ncandidate\, the w
 eakly interacting massive particle (WIMP)\, with<br>
\nordinary matter
 . I will report on recent results from CDMS<br>
\nand discuss the stat
 us of the future experimental phases. 
\nThese include the 10-kg phase
  of SuperCDMS\, which is beginning<br>
\nnow\, the 100-kg stage at SNO
 LAB\, which has a projected start<br>
\ndate of 2013\, and looking for
 ward into the future\, the 1-ton<br>
\nGEODM.<br>
\n
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=2113
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