Interdisciplinary approach to QCD-like composite dark matter

1 Oct 2018, 08:00 → 5 Oct 2018, 14:15 Europe/Rome

Meeting room (ECT* - Villa Tambosi - Trento)

Mikael Chala - University of Durham (University of Durham), Germano Nardini - AEC - Universität Bern (AEC - Universität Bern), Veronica Sanz - University of Sussex (Department of Physics and Astronomy - University of Sussex), David Schaich - AEC - Universität Bern (AEC - Institute for Theoretical Physics - Universität Bern), Michael Ramsey-Musolf - University of Massachusetts & California Institute of Technology (University of Massachusetts Amherst & Kellogg Radiation Laboratory - California Institute of Technology)

Interdisciplinary approach to QCD-like composite dark matter

Understanding the nature of Dark Matter (DM) is one of the key scientific questions in Particle Physics. Among the different scenarios for DM, one that is particularly interesting and relatively unexplored is the conjecture that DM particles are composite states of a new strongly coupled gauge sector like QCD. This origin could explain the stability of DM, the stringent constraints on its interactions with nuclei, and galactic structure anomalies potentially related to large DM self-interactions. In addition, composite DM candidates appear naturally in models of new physics motivated by the gauge hierarchy problem. A successful understanding of this paradigm requires insight from nuclear physics, strongly coupled quantum field theory, model building, cosmology and astrophysics.

The goal of this workshop is to promote progress in composite DM research through an interdisciplinary approach that brings together experts from these different fields to exchange knowledge and plan future joint efforts.

                                                                   

                                  

Poster - Interdisciplinary approach to QCD-like composite dark matter.pdf

Monday 1 October

09:00 → 10:00 Registration

ECT* Rustico Hall

10:00 → 10:30 Coffee

10:30 → 11:15 Welcome and introduction

Speakers: Mikael Chala (University of Durham), Dr Germano Nardini (AEC - Universität Bern), Dr Veronica Sanz (Department of Physics and Astronomy - University of Sussex), Dr David Schaich (AEC - Institute for Theoretical Physics - Universität Bern), Dr Michael Ramsey-Musolf (University of Massachusetts Amherst & Kellogg Radiation Laboratory - California Institute of Technology)

11:15 → 12:00 On the role of bound states in dark matter freeze-out

Speaker: Mikko Laine (University of Bern)

mikko.pdf

12:00 → 12:45 Strong Dynamics and Dark Matter

Speaker: Luca Vecchi (Switzerland)

TalkVecchi.pdf

12:45 → 14:00 Lunch

14:45 → 15:30 Axions and topology in QCD

Speaker: Maria Paola Lombardo (INFN)

MpL_Trento_Oct2018.pdf

15:30 → 16:00 Coffee

16:00 → 16:45 The QCD axion: A candidate for dark matter?

Speaker: Gerrit Schierholz (DESY)

gerrit.pdf

16:45 → 18:30 discussion

18:30 → 21:00 Dinner

Tuesday 2 October

10:00 → 10:30 Coffee

10:30 → 11:15 Small scale structure problems?

Speaker: Jakub Scholtz (IPPP, Durham University)

SmallScaleStructure.pdf

11:15 → 12:00 EFT for dark matter direct detection

Speaker: Joachim Brod (TU Dortmund)

Joachim.pdf

12:45 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 14:45 Dark sectors: from DM to colliders

Speaker: Graham Kribs (University of Oregon)

kribs_darkmesons_trento_2018.pdf

14:45 → 15:30 Dark matter EFTs at colliders

Speaker: Sebastian Bruggisser (University of Heidelberg)

BruggisserDMEFT.pdf

15:30 → 16:00 Coffee

16:00 → 16:45 Direct detection signatures of standard and non-standard WIMPs

Speaker: Eugenio Del Nobile (University of Nottingham)

DMDD4S&NSWs.pdf

17:30 → 18:30 discussion

18:30 → 21:00 Dinner

Wednesday 3 October

10:00 → 10:30 Coffee

10:30 → 11:15 Accidental composite dark matter

Speaker: Oleg Antipin (Institut Rudjer Boskovic)

Trento2018_DM.pdf

11:15 → 12:00 1-flavor SU(2) gauge theory

Speaker: Anthony Francis (CERN)

afrancis_minimalDM.pdf

12:45 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 14:45 Composite dark matter from weak interactions

Speaker: Axel Maas (University of Graz)

AM-trento18.pdf

14:45 → 15:30 Dark matter contributions as non-topological excitations of a scalar SO(3)-theory

Speaker: Manfried Faber (Atominstitut)

MF-vortrag.pdf

15:30 → 16:00 Coffee

16:00 → 16:45 Strongly (Composite) Interacting dark matter and possible formation of non-primordial Solar mass black holes

Speaker: Chris Kouvaris (CP3-Origins, University of Southern Denmark   )

kouvaris.pdf

16:45 → 17:30 discussion

Thursday 4 October

10:00 → 10:30 Coffee

10:30 → 11:15 Lattice Composite Dark Matter

Speaker: Enrico Rinaldi (RIKEN BNL Research Center)

11:15 → 12:00 The sound of gravitational waves from a confinement phase transition

Speaker: David Weir (University of Helsinki)

Slides

12:45 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 14:45 Implications of hydrodynamical simulations for direct detection

Speaker: Nassim Bozorgnia (University of Durham)

14:45 → 15:30 SU(2) with two fundamental fermions

Speaker: Vincent Drach (Plymouth University)

talk.pdf

15:30 → 16:00 Coffee

16:00 → 16:45 Dark matter in composite Higgs models

Speaker: Adrian Carmona (University of Mainz)

adrian.pdf

16:45 → 17:30 discussion

Friday 5 October

10:00 → 10:30 Coffee

10:30 → 11:15 Dark matter self-interactions: Galactic rotation curves and composite asymmetric dark matter

Speaker: Ayuki Kamada (IBS-CTPU)

kamada1005.pdf

11:15 → 12:00 H portal to fermionic dark matter: freeze-out versus freeze-in

Speaker: Laura Lopez Honorez (Université Libre de Bruxelles)

ETC-LLH18.pdf

H portal to fermionic dark matter

12:00 → 12:45 Final remarks

12:45 → 14:00 Lunch