Date: Wednesday 19th March 2003
Title: Search for Wimps in the UK
Speaker: Dr Nigel Smith (RAL)
Abstract
The search for WIMPs in the UK
The current status of the search for Weakly Interacting Massive
Particles, a hypothetical particle which is the leading candidate to
explain the 'missing' mass in the Galaxy, is discussed, with a focus on
the work undertaken at the Boulby salt mine in North Yorkshire. Current
results from a liquid xenon detector developed by the UK groups will be
outlined.