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Events on Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
- NPAC (Nuclear/Particle/Astro/Cosmo) Forum
- Searching for Dark Matter with LHAASO
- Time: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
- Place: WIPAC
- Speaker: Kenny Ng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Abstract: I will discuss the dark matter research program of the Large High Altitude Air Shower Array (LHAASO). Located at 4410 m above sea level, LHAASO comprises three complementary detectors—KM2A, WCDA, and WFCTA—making it the most sensitive very-high-energy gamma-ray survey instrument currently operating. This unique capability establishes LHAASO as an excellent tool for indirect dark matter detection through searches for gamma-ray signatures of decay or annihilation. I will present recent constraints derived from observations of the Galactic halo and dwarf spheroidal galaxies, and report on progress toward a combined, full-sky dark matter analysis using both WCDA and KM2A.
- Host: Lu Lu