Dr. Marco Battaglia

LBL

"Supersymmetric Dark Matter and the Linear Collider: Physics Potential and Detector Requirements"

The next generations of particle colliders are expected to provide a major breakthrough in the understanding of the nature of dark matter, matching particle physics measurements to the cosmological data. The linear collider, with its ability to perform accurate measurements of masses, quantum numbers and couplings of new particles, should provide the accuracy necessary to perform definite tests. I review the main scenarios in Supersymmetry compatible with Cosmology data and their phenomenology at the linear collider. These scenarios also motivate a significant R&D activity on detectors to cope with the requirements of this physics programme.

Thursday May 27, 2004
4:00 p.m., 432 Phy/Geo