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HK: Fachverband Physik der Hadronen und Kerne

HK 47: Heavy-Ion Collisions and QCD Phases X

HK 47.4: Talk

Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 18:15–18:30, SCH/A315

Sexaquark Search in ALICE — •Andrés Bórquez for the ALICE Germany collaboration — Universität Heidelberg, Germany

For many years, WIMPs have been the leading candidate for the phenomenon of dark matter in astronomy. However, despite extensive experimental research, no WIMP signal has been detected, leading to the exploration of other dark matter candidates. In 2017, G. Farrar proposed the sexaquark as a new candidate for dark matter, which is a neutral, compact, six-quark state with the quark content uuddss. This particle is consistent with our current understanding of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) and the dark matter relic abundance. In the ALICE experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), we plan to search for this exotic particle via its interaction with detector material after being produced in heavy-ion collisions.

In this presentation, we will discuss an overview of the sexaquark, some preliminary studies with specialized simulations, and the challenges and prospects of this search analysis.