Theoretical Aspects of Dark Matter

暗物质的理论方面

基本信息

批准号：
2209998
负责人：
James Unwin
金额：
$ 11.59万
依托单位：
University of Illinois at Chicago
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Continuing Grant
财政年份：
2022
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2022-08-15 至 2025-07-31
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2209998&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Theoretical Aspects Dark Matter

项目摘要

This award funds the research activities of Professor James Unwin at the University of Illinois, Chicago. The need for dark matter to explain astrophysical observations is widely accepted. However, the nature of dark matter remains one of the central questions in contemporary physics. Moreover, the existence of dark matter is one of the most compelling indications that there are likely new fundamental particles and phenomena to be discovered. Accordingly, research on this topic advances the national interest by promoting the progress of science by furthering our understanding of the physical universe and the laws which govern it. Professor Unwin’s research seeks to better understand the nature of dark matter. As such, his research lies at the intersection of particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. Furthermore, this project will have significant broader impacts including the training of graduate students, the mentoring of high-school and undergraduate students, and the promotion of scientific careers to young women through dedicated outreach events. The results of this research will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals, seminars, and public lectures. More specifically, in this research Professor Unwin will seek to develop a new class of dark-matter indirect-detection searches, to obtain new constraints on dark-matter models in the presence of primordial black holes, and to explore novel possibilities that link dark matter to other phenomena, such as the emergence of the observed baryon asymmetry and the process of electroweak symmetry breaking. Indeed, this work is pertinent in its timing since over the next few years there will be new relevant data from multiple complementary experiments.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该奖项为芝加哥伊利诺伊大学的詹姆斯·温丁教授的研究活动提供资金。暗物质需要解释天体物理观察结果。但是，暗物质的本质仍然是当代物理学中的主要问题之一。此外，暗物质的存在是最引人注目的迹象之一，即可能会发现新的基本颗粒和现象。根据该主题的研究，通过进一步促进科学的进步来推动我们对物理宇宙和管理它的法律的理解，从而提高了国家利益。 Unwin教授的研究试图更好地了解暗物质的本质。因此，他的研究在于粒子物理，天体物理学和宇宙学的交集。此外，该项目将产生更广泛的影响，包括对研究生的培训，高中生和本科学生的心理，以及通过专门的外展活动向年轻女性促进科学职业。这项研究的结果将通过经过同行评审的期刊，半岛和公开演讲来传播。更具体地说，在这项研究中，Unwin将寻求开发一类新的黑暗间接间接检测搜索，以在存在原始黑洞的情况下获得对黑暗模型的新约束，并探索将暗物质与其他现象联系起来的新颖可能性，例如观察到的Baryonemmetry和Process of Electementic preachorenics breammetry breammetry breammetry breammetry breammetry preachermetry breammetry breammetry breammetry breammetry breammetry breammetry breamseledmeled oflecterry breamsequal nequalsements oflectermece。的确，这项工作是永久的，因为在接下来的几年中，将有来自多个完整实验的新相关数据。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并且使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准，通过评估被认为是珍贵的支持。