Really wish I was there with you guys during the meet-up at CERN. Seeing some of the things you discussed here would have been awesome and makes me be able to relate more to your blogs.
So, let's assume dark matters are detected today beyond just the models, what do you would be the likely multiplier effects as far research in particle physics is concerned?
I am confident that a new meeting at CERN could happen in the next few years. There is a long shutdown period in 2025-2027, and two planned technical stops in Jan-Feb 2023 and Dec-Feb 2024. If there are options, I will see what I can do. This obviously strong depends on the evolution of the pandemic, that may challenge the opening of the machine and of the site to the general public. Note that I also promised to bring my older son and @gtg inside (at some point).
After the detection of a dark matter signal, the obvious next step will be to measure its properties (many models can explain a single signal). This will allow us to corner dark matter better, and to build experiments (possibly relying on new or at least more appropriate technologies) to get dark matter produced at a copious rate.
At the end of the day, this will have a strong impact on our understanding of cosmology and particle physics as we will have to include dark matter in the Standard Model.
Does it answer the question?
Perfectly. Now I see why such time and resources are being dedicated to trying to detect the dark matter
Excellent! Thanks for passing by!