INternational School on modern PhYsics and REsearch
Glimpses into the Universe’s Hidden Realms
Dear INSPYRE 2025 participants,
here you can find a list of preliminary materials recommended and preparatory to participation in INSPYRE: you should view and read them BEFORE coming to INSPYRE. These materials will help you during school to build some presentations on dark matter and related topics.
Please note: resources called “Further insights” are optional.
Mandatory materials
Introductory video
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What is dark matter
- What we know about dark matter: https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/what-we-know-about-dark-matter
- Dark matter: The matter we can’t see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HneiEA1B8ks&list=PLAk-9e5KQYErAgZs-Y7tcdlCPHkrHNaRT&index=11
Detection with accelerators
- A history of dark matter: https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/02/a-history-of-dark-matter/
- PADME experiment at LNF https://w3.lnf.infn.it/research/particle-physics/padme/?lang=en
- Searching dark matter at the Large Hadron Collider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IkdB_vHmqU
Direct detection with DarkSide
- Darkside overview: https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/ds-20k-masterclass/darkside-experiment
- DarkSide promotional video: https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/ds-20k-masterclass/darkside-20k-promotional-video
Indirect detection with IceCube
- IceCube overview:https://icecube.wisc.edu/about-us/overview/
- IceCube Video on Dark Matter (2017):https://youtu.be/hYP5A3FuzJ8?si=vPmkKjsu4u8xuYDk
Astrophysics and gravitational lensing
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Further insights
What is dark matter
- The dark history of dark matter: https://www.forbes.com/sites/briankoberlein/2016/09/19/the-dark-history-of-dark-matter/
- Only Dark Matter (And Not Modified Gravity) Can Explain The Universe: https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2018/03/06/only-dark-matter-and-not-modified-gravity-can-explain-the-universe/
- Physics Confronts Its Heart of Darkness: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/physics-confronts-its-heart-of-darkness/
Detection with accelerators
- Dark Matter Hub https://www.interactions.org/node/13234
Direct detection with DarkSide
- Introduction to Gran Sasso Laboratory: https://www.nature.com/articles/485435a
- Darkside DS-50 (20k predecessor) overview: https://darkside.lngs.infn.it
Indirect detection with IceCube
- IceCube research highlights (which includes a section on dark matter): https://icecube.wisc.edu/science/research/
- Cern Courier, DM and New Physics with IceCube (2013): https://cerncourier.com/a/neutrino-telescopes-point-towards-exotic-physics/
- IceCube 10 year video: https://youtu.be/rSwbL2coz_Y?si=dZptO68B8_IIkuqI
- IceCube Press Release, looking for DM from Earth (2024):https://icecube.wisc.edu/news/research/2025/01/icecube-search-for-dark-matter-from-the-center-of-the-earth/
- IceCube Press Release, looking for DM from the Sun (2021):https://icecube.wisc.edu/news/research/2021/11/icecube-places-the-strictest-constraints-on-wimps-from-the-sun/
- Wikipedia page dedicated to the experiment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IceCube_Neutrino_Observatory
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