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Résumé |
Direct detection experiments have delivered impressive limits on the
interaction strength of Dark Matter with nuclei in the recent years. A large
experimental program is underway to extend the sensitivity of direct detection
experiments, however, such experiments are becoming increasingly difficult and
costly. Recently, we proposed Paleo Detectors as an alternative approach to the
direct detection of Dark Matter: Instead of searching for DM induced nuclear
recoils in a real-time laboratory experiment, we propose to search for the
traces of DM interactions recorded in ancient minerals over geological time-
scales. In this talk I will discuss this proposal, including ways to mitigate
backgrounds and methods to read out tracks from ancient minerals.
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