We are going to discuss the physics reach and the experimental challenges of directional WIMP-like Dark Matter searches, illustrating the concept of the CYGNUS-TPC international collaboration and how the CYGNO effort fits into it. We are going to present the latest R&D results in the field and discuss future short and long term developments of such techniques, also in the context of solar...
I’ll give an overview of the process of dark matter scattering on electrons, which allows direct detection experiments to probe below the GeV scale. In particular, I’ll review the theory framework's currently in use in the literature and highlight areas where progress is still needed.
I will give an overview of the physics case and feasibility of directionally detecting WIMP-like dark matter via nuclear recoils. I will introduce and discuss the state of the literature that motivates the field, and mention ongoing work to realise a large-scale directional detector with the ability to discover dark matter below the neutrino floor.
