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what does it mean to have momentum suppressed cross section
What does it mean to have momentum suppressed cross section and zero momentum transference in direct and indirect detection of dark matter
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What consequences does a positive muon anomalous magnetic moment have for astronomy?
On April 7th, 2021, the muon $(g-2)$ collaboration published Measurement of the Positive Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment to 0.46 ppm, a result which made it to standard news, partly under headlines ...
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How will the recent appearance of a supernova, the closest in 27 years, help reduce the uncertainties in our measurements of dark energy?
A supernova has been recently spotted on M82, also known as the cigar galaxy. Being the closest to earth in 27 years and given the advances of technology this article proposes that:
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On (minuscule) dark matter production in supernovae
It is believed that dark matter is made of particles, which interact with matter only weakly and gravitationally. One common candidate for dark matter are so called WIMPs. WIMPs, specifically, are ...
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