by BeAChooser » Fri Feb 03, 2023 6:35 pm
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-deep-sout ... cists.html
Deep in a South Dakota gold mine, physicists prospect for dark matter
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Bhatti said the odds of finding irrefutable proof of WIMPs are slim, but he hopes previously undiscovered particles will show up in their experiment, leaving a trail of clues in their wake.
"There's a chance we will see hints of dark matter, but whether it's conclusive remains to be seen," Bhatti said.
And this is called job security ..
UMD physics graduate students John Silk and John Armstrong are also part of this experiment, and the team published its first set of results in July 2022 following a few months of data collection. No dark matter was detected, but their results show that the experiment is running smoothly. Researchers expect to continue collecting data for up to five years.
[url]https://phys.org/news/2023-02-deep-south-dakota-gold-physicists.html[/url]
[quote]Deep in a South Dakota gold mine, physicists prospect for dark matter
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[b]Bhatti said the odds of finding irrefutable proof of WIMPs are [color=#FF0000]slim[/color][/b], but he hopes previously undiscovered particles will show up in their experiment, leaving a trail of clues in their wake.
"[b]There's a [color=#FF0000]chance[/color] we will see [color=#FF0000]hints[/color] of dark matter, but whether it's conclusive remains to be seen[/b]," Bhatti said.
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And this is called job security ..
[quote]UMD physics graduate students John Silk and John Armstrong are also part of this experiment, and the team published its first set of results in July 2022 following a few months of data collection. [b]No dark matter was detected, but their results show that the experiment is running smoothly. [color=#FF0000]Researchers expect to continue collecting data for up to five years.[/color][/b][/quote]