Dark Matter Introduction to Dark Matter

• Center for Particle Astrophysics: Dark Matter-- includes consequences of dark matter's existence
• Dark Matter, by Prof. Joseph Silk -- the physics behind detection, existance, and candidates of DM
• The Particle Adventure-- by Particle Data Grp. at Lawrence Berkeley Lab (LBL)
• Dark Matter, Cosmology, and Large-Scale Structure of the Universe -- by J. Dursi; Proof of DM's existence via its gravitational effects on stars & galaxies; review of DM candidates
• The Lowdown on Dark Matter-- by D. Kaisler, UCLA
• Cosmological Dark Matter: An Overview-- by A. Markowitz, UCLA; includes DM candidates & structure formation
• Looking for the Invisible-- Searches for Dark Matter, by Bernard Sadoulet. Lots of technical detail.

D.M. Research Efforts: Experiments & Results

• UC Berkeley Center for Particle Astrophysics
• Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics-- The MOA group's search for MACHOs
• AGAPE: Andromeda Galaxy and Amplified Pixels Experiment--searching for MACHOs residing the halos of the Milky Way and the Androm. Gxy. by studying individual stars in the Androm. Gxy.
• ORPHEUS Dark Matter Experiment
• Pure Dark Matter
• The PICASSO Project
• Cyrogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS)-- search for WIMPS by U.C. Berkeley's Ctr. for Particle Astrophysics
• Fermilab CDMS
• UK Dark Matter Collaboration-- WIMP detection effort