Joint ICTP-SISSA-UniTS Physics Seminars this Wednesday @ICTP - (Esposito and Hochberg)

[HECAP - Margherita Di Giovannantonio]

*_Joint ICTP-SISSA-UniTS Seminars_**__*

*Wednesday, 10 December 2025
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*14:30 - _L. Stasi Seminar Room_- 
https://indico.ictp.it/event/11106/<https://indico.ictp.it/event/10940/>*


Angelo Esposito (Sapienza University of Rome)


*"Dark Matter Searches in the Lab, Across Energy Scales"*

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_Abstract_
I will discuss the role that different energy scales play in our direct 
searches for dark matter. In particular, I will discuss how, lowering 
the masses one is interested in probing, it becomes mandatory to account 
for new degrees of freedom: those typically belonging to low energy 
physics. In this context, these degrees of freedom can be both a curse 
and a blessing. I will argue that effective field theories for 
spontaneously broken spacetime symmetries can be a crucial tool to 
tackle the problem.


To attend via *Zoom, please register* here:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/8219Kz3oRG6my9tktQlM8Q



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Yonit Hochberg (The Racah Institute of Physics)

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*"From Quantum Sensors to Demon Materials: New Directions for Light Dark 
Matter Detection"*

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_Abstract_
Dark matter is one of the biggest mysteries of modern day physics, yet 
its identity remains unknown. In this talk, I will focus on light dark 
matter, and present new proposals for its direct detection in the 
laboratory that hold much promise. These include the use of 
superconducting nanowires, two-dimensional targets such as graphene, and 
unconventional materials with low-energy plasmons. Considering dark 
matter interactions with these targets, I will demonstrate the potential 
of the light dark matter direct detection program in upcoming years.

To attend via *Zoom, please register* here:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tu5ZC4l7TPuLsOmltv0uQg