[Okc-wp4] EO meeting: 7th of April

[Davide Gizzi]

Dear all,

our next Extreme Object meeting will be next Thursday, 7th of April, at 13:15 (CET). The speaker is Timothy Linden from Stockholm University.
He will talk about how neutron stars can be used to answer questions in   fundamental physics.


To join the meeting:
https://stockholmuniversity.zoom.us/j/65883589027?pwd=RGxJOUVQWmNtMlZFMUIwaHRabkExdz09

Meeting ID: 658 8358 9027


Title:
Using Neutron Stars to Probe Fundamental Physics

Abstract:
Over the past few decades, terrestrial experiments have placed increasingly strong limits on the dark matter-nucleon scattering cross-section. However, a significant portion of the standard dark matter parameter space remains beyond our reach. Due to their extreme density and huge gravitational fields, neutron stars stand as optimal targets to probe dark matter-nucleon interactions. For example, over the last few years, the mere existence of Gyr-age neutron stars has placed strong limits on models of asymmetric dark matter. In this talk, I will discuss novel methods that utilize neutron stars to potentially detect dark matter interactions by studying the galactic morphology of neutron stars, as well as the electromagnetic signals that may be produced via neutron star collapse. Intriguingly, these observations can probe extremely generic dark matter models spanning from MeV - PeV energies, including troublesome portions of parameter space such as pure-Higgsino dark matter.



Please note that we are planning to organize the next EO meetings in hybrid format. More information will be provided later on.


Kind regards

Ana Sagués Carracedo & Davide Gizzi
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