Dark matter searches at the LHC

The existence of dark matter is one of the greatest yet unsolved mysteries in physics. It has for a long time attracted much notice from astronomers, cosmologists, experimental and theoretical particle physicists alike. This article will attempt to provide an approachable overview of dark matter. In the first part we go over the astronomical evidence of dark matter and delve into other motivations for the introduction of new physics. We then consider a number of theoretical explanations, most notably the famous Supersymmetric Models. After establishing a theoretical basis, we describe the experimental setup in the case of the ATLAS detector at the LHC, after which we more deeply discuss some experimental strategies for dark matter searches at the LHC.

Iskanje temne snovi na LHC

Narava temne snovi do tega dne ostaja eden največjih še nerešenih problemov fizike, zaradi česar predstavlja pomembno raziskovalno področje tako astronomom in kozmologom kot tudi eksperimentalnim ter teoretičnim fizikom osnovnih delcev. V tem članku se bomo poskusili na razumljiv način približati fiziki in raziskavam temne snovi. V prvem delu bomo navedli nekaj dokazov za obstoj temne snovi in drugih motivacij za vpeljavo nove fizike. Nato bomo obravnavali nekaj kandidatov za teoretično razlago temne snovi s poudarkom na dobro znanih Supersimetričnih teorijah. Po zastavljeni teoretični osnovi bomo opisali eksperimentalno sliko takih raziskav v primeru detektorja ATLAS na LHC, nato pa se bomo še malo poglobili v strategije iskanja temne snovi na LHC.