Study on indirect dark matter seach

• Grant number: 20/04833-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2020
• End date: July 31, 2021
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Elementary Particle Physics and Fields
• Principal Investigator: Luiz Vitor de Souza Filho
• Grantee: Victor Foscarini Almeida
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física de São Carlos (IFSC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 15/15897-1 - Cherenkov Telescope Array - CTA, AP.TEM

Abstract

In this project, we propose to study the fundamental of one of the most important open questions in science that is dark matter. The student will study the fundamental measures that prove the existence of dark matter in gravitational effects and the measures of upper limits made by Cherenkov telescope. In parallel, it will elaborate a program to adjust the rotation curves of galaxy clusters to in order to demonstrate the necessity of the existence of matter beyond that detected through electromagnetic interaction. The aim of the project is to introduce subject for the student who is in the third year of graduation and attack a problem simple relating to this area of research. The student has already started studying this subject in the last few months. He has shown interest and competence in handling the matter and therefore we request this grant for one year long.