Astro Seminar - Dark Matter Searches with Celestial Bodies

Rebecca Leane (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (Stanford University))

Nov 1, 2022 3:30 PM

Location: Rutherford Bell Room & Zoom
Astro Seminar

Title: Dark Matter Searches with Celestial Bodies

Abstract:

Stars and planets can be ideal playgrounds to discover dark matter. In this talk, I will review a range of dark matter searches using celestial objects, including exoplanets, solar-system planets, and our Sun. I will also discuss a new framework to describe what happens when dark matter is captured inside these objects, and the implications for dark matter search strategies, including new sensitivities with quantum devices on Earth.