Topics
Experimental status of dark matter detection
(Thomas Lohse, HU Berlin)
Evidences for DM, status of direct and indirect measurements, accelerator (LHC), theoretical frameworks (SUSY, KK, ...), cosmological constrains
Supersymmetry
(Karol Kovarik, Uni Münster)
Motivation and theoretical view, SUSY models, DM candidates in SUSY
Dark matter particle physics and codes
(Joakim Edsjö, Stockholm University)
Annihilation cross section and radiative corrections, annihilation spectra, Sommerfeld enhancement; introduction into dark matter codes
N-body simulations
(Miguel Sánchez-Conde, SLAC)
introduction, impact of baryons, limitations, comparison of different codes
Astrophysics and J-factor calculation
(David Maurin, LPSC)
J-factor measurements and calculations for dwarf galaxies, the milky way, galaxy clusters; clumping, systematic uncertainties
Foregrounds
(Miguel Sánchez-Conde, SLAC)
Astrophysical scenarios, lines and continuous spectra
Complementarity of LHC / direct / indirect searches
(Philip Bechtle, Uni Bonn)
LHC results on Higgs and SUSY searches, extraction of bounds on SUSY parameters, implications for DM searches
Statistics for DM searches
(Philip Bechtle, Uni Bonn)
Bayesians vs Frequentists, calculation of confidence intervals, inclusion of systematic uncertainties
