Abstract:
The discovery of the Higgs boson reinforces the possibility that other similar, scalar particles may exist in nature. In this talk, I will begin by discussing one such dark matter and sometime inflaton candidate, the axion.
I will describe the claim that dark matter axions form an exotic state of matter called a Bose-Einstein condensate and my work on this exciting prospect. Along the way I will draw connections with the interesting relaxion idea and possible phenomenologies for the proposed NASA STROBE-X experiment.
Event Details
Date/Time:
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Date:Wednesday, February 7, 2018 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location:
Boggs 1-90 VizLab
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Prof. Deirdre Shoemaker
