Dark matter detection

• Grant number: 21/03530-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 01, 2021
• End date: October 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Astronomy
• Principal Investigator: Ivone Freire da Mota e Albuquerque
• Grantee: David Gabriel Guimarães
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física (IF). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The aim of this research is to understand the missing mass problem through various astrophysical observations. The study of the main candidates of dark matter, and, mainly, to study the dark matter detection, both direct and indirect. The detection will be understood through experiments using noble liquids (DarkSide detector) and the indirect detection will be understood through neutrino telescopes, as is the case of the IceCube. (AU)