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One of the most fundamental goals of modern cosmology is to
determine the composition of the universe. Recent observations have
demonstrated that not only is dark matter a reality, but its nature is
non-baryonic as well. In this talk, I will discuss dark matter structures
that form on the smallest scales, and the possibility of detecting this
dark matter via a new method – through pulsar timing measurements. If
collapsed dark matter structure on small scales transits between a pulsar
and an observer, the delay in the light-travel-time of photons is
substantial, and ought to be observable, providing a new and unique probe
of the dark matter substructure within our own galaxy. I also discuss the
possibility of reconstructing dark matter properties, such as its mass,
interactions, and method of production, from future pulsar timing
measurements.
10 11 2006, ISCAP Seminar Room Pupin 908, 2:00 pm
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