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science25 days ago•53 min saved

LHC May Hint at Macroscopic Dark Matter

Researchers propose that macroscopic dark matter candidates called axion quark nuggets could pass through Earth and generate a faint acoustic disturbance that dislodges dust in the LHC, causing beam-loss events detectable by the collider’s existing monitors. They urge reanalyzing past unidentified falling object (UFO) events for a fingerprint of three or more correlated disturbances in the 27-km tunnel, suggesting a new way to search for dark matter without hardware changes. Publication is planned in Physical Review D.

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science26 days ago•6 min saved

LHC Could Detect Macroscopic Dark Matter Without New Hardware

Physicists propose that macroscopic dark matter objects called axion quark nuggets (AQNs) could generate tiny acoustic shocks near the LHC that disturb dust in the beam screens, triggering the unidentified falling objects (UFOs) seen in the accelerator. They advocate reanalyzing past UFO events and using existing beam-loss monitors to search for a distinctive pattern—three or more correlated events within 2 seconds along the 27-km tunnel—that would indicate an AQN passage. If confirmed, the LHC could serve as a dark-matter detector without hardware changes, with the work slated for Physical Review D.

via ScienceAlert|

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