Cepheids as a dark matter detector

19 Aug 2026, 11:30
30m
Commodore Hotel

Commodore Hotel

Gyeongju
Invited plenary talks: 25'+5' BSM 1

Speaker

Prof. Hyung Do Kim (Seoul National University)

Description

Dark photon dark matter with a mass at around meV can be nicely probed by cepheids. Characteristic relationship between period and luminosity is affected by the presence of dark matter. Cooling and heating of Cepheids by dark matter is discussed in detail.

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