Dark Matter Lecture Series
What?
The aim of these lectures is to provide a very pedagogical introduction to all aspects of DM physics covered by the Centre research themes. These will be primarily aimed at PhD students, newcomers to the field, or researchers working in disciplines that are the most distant from the topic being covered. The lectures will be mostly in a whiteboard style. As such they are aimed to be easy to follow, and attendees should feel encouraged to provide feedback if they are not.
The lectures will all be recorded and a pdf copy of the notes uploaded after each one.
When?
Fortnightly on Mondays at 12 pm (AEST) starting June 7th
Where?
https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/2980559069?pwd=MzJFZDYzRHl1WER2V2pvM3pMY3ZQQT09
Timetable
Date | Lecturer | Topic | Materials |
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June 7 | Ciaran O’Hare | Introduction to direct detection event rates | 
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June 21 | Jayden Newstead | Nuclear aspects of direct detection (part 1) | 
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July 5 | Jayden Newstead | Nuclear (and particle) aspects of direct detection (part 2) | 
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July 19 | Ciaran O’Hare | Astrophysical aspects of direct detection | 
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August 2 | Lindsey Bignell | Particle detectors for dark matter |
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August 16 | Peter Cox | Dark matter electron scattering |
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August 30 | Zachary Picker | The strong CP problem | 
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13th September | Ciaran O’Hare | Neutrino backgrounds for dark matter searches | |
11th October | Ciaran O’Hare | Searches for axions | 
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15th November | Jayden Newstead | Computing direct detection event rates with effective field theories |
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