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Weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) are hypothetical particles that are one of the proposed candidates for dark matter. There exists no formal definition of a WIMP, but broadly, it is an elementary particle which interacts via gravity and any other force (or forces) which is as weak as or weaker than the weak nuclear force , but also ...
Oct 1, 2009 · WIMPs are Weakly Interacting Massive Particles, hypothetical particles which may be the main (or only) component of Dark Matter, a form of matter which emits and absorbs no light and...
Nov 17, 2010 · Amongst the many dark matter candidates proposed, WIMPs (weakly interacting massive particles) occupy a special place, because they arise naturally from new theories that seek to extend the...
Dec 14, 2015 · The WIMP. The weakly interacting massive particle, or WIMP, is a hypothetical particle that looks promising. It would be completely different from the type of matter we know and would...
Jul 17, 2021 · One of the earliest candidates for the dark matter particle are the WIMPs, for weakly-interacting massive particles. It’s not so much a name as a catch-all category. In this case,...
Weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP), heavy, electromagnetically neutral subatomic particle that is hypothesized to make up most dark matter and therefore some 22 percent of the universe. These particles are thought to be heavy and slow moving because if the dark matter particles were light.
Oct 2, 2020 · For decades, physicists have hypothesized that weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) are the strongest candidate for dark matter — the mysterious substance that makes up 85% of the...
Aug 26, 2024 · New results from the world's most sensitive dark matter detector put the best-ever limits on particles called WIMPs, a leading candidate for what makes up our universe's invisible mass.
Aug 27, 2024 · WIMPs are a key contender for dark matter, an unknown and unobserved form of matter that Einstein’s theory of general relativity suggests could make up as much of 85% of mass in the universe.
WIMPs and MACHOs. WIMP is an acronym for weakly interacting massive par-ticle and MACHO is an acronym for massive (astrophys-ical) compact halo object. WIMPs and MACHOs are two of the most popular DARK MATTER candidates.
