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Main Authors: Pearson, James, Dickinson, Hugh, Sinha, Sukanya, Serjeant, Stephen
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.22609
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author Pearson, James
Dickinson, Hugh
Sinha, Sukanya
Serjeant, Stephen
author_facet Pearson, James
Dickinson, Hugh
Sinha, Sukanya
Serjeant, Stephen
contents The search for dark matter has been ongoing for decades within both astrophysics and particle physics. Both fields have employed different approaches and conceived a variety of methods for constraining the properties of dark matter, but have done so in relative isolation of one another. From an astronomer's perspective, it can be challenging to interpret the results of dark matter particle physics experiments and how these results apply to astrophysical scales. Over the past few years, the ESCAPE Dark Matter Test Science Project has been developing tools to aid the particle physics community in constraining dark matter properties; however, ESCAPE itself also aims to foster collaborations between research disciplines. This is especially important in the search for dark matter, as while particle physics is concerned with detecting the particles themselves, all of the evidence for its existence lies solely within astrophysics and cosmology. Here, we present a short review of the progress made by the Dark Matter Test Science Project and their applications to existing experiments, with a view towards how this project can foster complementary with astrophysical observations.
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spellingShingle Overview of the ESCAPE Dark Matter Test Science Project for Astronomers
Pearson, James
Dickinson, Hugh
Sinha, Sukanya
Serjeant, Stephen
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
The search for dark matter has been ongoing for decades within both astrophysics and particle physics. Both fields have employed different approaches and conceived a variety of methods for constraining the properties of dark matter, but have done so in relative isolation of one another. From an astronomer's perspective, it can be challenging to interpret the results of dark matter particle physics experiments and how these results apply to astrophysical scales. Over the past few years, the ESCAPE Dark Matter Test Science Project has been developing tools to aid the particle physics community in constraining dark matter properties; however, ESCAPE itself also aims to foster collaborations between research disciplines. This is especially important in the search for dark matter, as while particle physics is concerned with detecting the particles themselves, all of the evidence for its existence lies solely within astrophysics and cosmology. Here, we present a short review of the progress made by the Dark Matter Test Science Project and their applications to existing experiments, with a view towards how this project can foster complementary with astrophysical observations.
title Overview of the ESCAPE Dark Matter Test Science Project for Astronomers
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.22609