Elena Pinetti, Fermilab

"Probing dark matter with cosmic voids"

Abstract: In this talk, I will explain why cosmic voids are an interesting new target for dark matter searches. I will show that the expected signal-to-noise ratio resulting from decaying dark matter is significantly more favourable in cosmic voids as compared to dark matter halos, as a result of the reduced astrophysical background. This opens an exciting new avenue for dark matter searches.

Bio: Elena Pinetti is a postdoc at Fermilab. She earned her PhD in a joint program between Sorbonne University and the University of Turin. Her research focuses on dark matter searches with a multi-messenger strategy.