A hypothetical form of matter is known as Dark Matter, Scientists come across new physics in search of Dark Matter, almost an estimated 85% of the universe’s mass is thought to be made up of Dark Matter.
Exactly No Scientist could properly explain what it. However, MSU scientists helped discover new physics while searching for it. Wolfgang “Wolfi” Mittig and Yassid Ayyad began their search for dark matter—also referred to as the missing mass of the universe—in the heart of an atom around three years ago.
Even though their exploration did not uncover dark matter, the scientists nonetheless discovered something that had never been seen before that defied explanation. Well, at least an explanation on which everyone could agree.
What form does it show in Physics of Dark Matter?
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is renowned for the hunt for and discovery of the Higgs boson, but in the 10 years since the machine collided with protons at an energy higher than previously achieved at a particle accelerator, researchers have been using it to try to hunt down an equally exciting particle: the hypothetical particle that may make up an invisible form of matter called dark matter, which is five times more prevalent than ordinary matter and without which there would be no universe as we know it.
The LHC dark-matter searches have so far come up empty-handed, as have non-collider searches, but the incredible work and skill put into finding it has led them to narrow down many of the regions where the particles may lie hidden – necessary milestones on the path to discovery.
Experiments essentially “make it, break it, or shake it”. The LHC has been trying to make it by colliding beams of protons. Some experiments are using telescopes in space and on the ground to look for indirect signals of dark-matter particles as they collide and break themselves apart in space. Others are chasing these elusive particles directly by searching for the kicks, or “shakes,” they give to atomic nuclei in underground detectors.
