Weakly Interacting Massive Particle

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Weakly_Interacting_Massive_Particle
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf hypothetical particle
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:WIMP
gptkbp:annihilation_produces gptkb:neutrinos
gptkb:gamma_rays
antimatter
gptkbp:category gptkb:cosmology
astroparticle physics
particle physics
gptkbp:does_not_interact_via gptkb:electromagnetic_force
gptkb:strong_nuclear_force
gptkbp:example gptkb:CMS
gptkb:AMS-02
gptkb:ATLAS
gptkb:DAMA/LIBRA
gptkb:XENON1T
gptkb:Fermi-LAT
gptkb:PandaX
gptkb:CDMS
LUX
gptkbp:expected_abundance explains dark matter density
gptkbp:expectedTo gptkb:cold_dark_matter
gptkb:standard
electrically neutral
non-relativistic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Weakly Interacting Massive Particle
gptkbp:interactsWith gptkb:weak_nuclear_force
gravity
gptkbp:not_yet_observed true
gptkbp:predicts gptkb:string_theory
gptkb:little_Higgs_models
extra dimension theories
gptkbp:proposed_as dark matter
gptkbp:proposedBy 1980s
gptkbp:range 1 GeV to 1 TeV
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:sterile_neutrino
gptkb:axion
gptkb:Kaluza-Klein_particle
neutrino
superpartner
gptkbp:searched_for_by collider experiments
direct detection experiments
indirect detection experiments
gptkbp:subject direct detection experiments
indirect detection experiments
astrophysical observations
collider searches
theoretical studies
gptkbp:thermal_relic true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:WIMP
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6