Dark Matter Astro Particle Particle

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• - A dark matter tutorial.
  
• - The history of the discovery of dark matter in the Universe is reviewed. Emphasis on early work by Zwicky (1933), Smith (1936), Babcock (1939) and Oort (1940).
  
• - UK search for Galactic WIMP dark matter.
  
• - Experiment searching for dark matter with low activity scintillators in the Gran Sasso laboratories.
  
• - An informative radio transcript of two scientists talking about dark matter.
  
• - Cryogenic Rare Event Search with Superconducting Thermometers; a search for dark matter in the Gran Sasso laboratories.
  
• - From Scientific American: Ask the Experts: Physics.
  
• - A brief popular science type introduction to the subject.
  
• - From the Usenet Physics FAQ.
  
• - Large-aperture Synoptic Survey Telescope ('Dark Matter Telescope'): proposed 8.4 m, 7 square-degree field telescope.
  
• - Physics News Update.
  
• - Report (March 23/01) of astronomical evidence suggesting white dwarf stars are a potential source for dark matter. Findings also contribute to stellar evolution theory.
  
• - Cryogenic Dark Matter Search; searching for WIMPs with large germanium crystal cooled to 20 mK.
  
• - Comprehensive description with links to detailed summaries, including plots, graphs and schematics.
  
• - Workshop in Aspen, June 19 - July 9, 2000.
  
• - Theory and measurements of sizes of fluctuations of cosmic microwave background agree with omega=1 giving a strong evidence for dark matter.
  
• - The concept of mirror matter is explained. Mirror matter could form a sizable fraction of the inferred dark matter.
  
• - The PICASSO project: A Dark Matter Search Experiment based on a Superheated Droplet Detector.
  
• - Very concise illustrated overview with links to relevant topics and sub-topics.
  
• - A brief discussion on the semantics of mass, matter and weight.
  
• - A lecture.
  
• - An individual interpretation on the structure of the Universe.