Searching for the Universe's Missing Matter
The DarkSide experiment uses ultra-pure liquid argon detectors deep underground at LNGS to search for dark matter particles and explore the unknown.
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Dark Matter
Dark Matter makes up about 85% of the matter in the Universe, yet it does not emit, absorb, or reflect light. We know it exists because of its gravitational effects on galaxies and cosmic structures. DarkSide aims to detect dark matter particles directly through their rare interactions with ordinary matter.
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The DarkSide
Building on the success of DarkSide-50, DarkSide-20k is a next-generation dark matter and neutrino observatory under construction at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso. Using massive liquid argon detectors installed deep underground, the experiment is designed to capture the rare interactions that could reveal the nature of dark matter. DarkSide has developed new technologies to build one of the world's most sensitive dark matter experiments. DarkSide-20k will help scientists explore one of the universe's greatest mysteries.
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What is Dark Matter and how can we detect it using liquid argon?
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The Global Argon Dark Matter Collaboration brings together hundreds of scientists from over 90 institutions around the world. The Experiment is at the Italian INFN Laboratory LNGS near L'Aquila. The collaboration is organized in working groups spread across the world, reflecting the international soul of the Experiment.
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The DarkSide Collaboration aims to unveil the nature of dark matter through liquid argon detector technology and innovative underground experiments. It is located at the Laboratori Nazional del Gran Sasso in L’Aquila, Italy.
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