wimp

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In 2022, Mahapatra co-authored another study examining multiple approaches to finding a WIMP, including direct detection, indirect detection and collider searches.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026

One of the leading theories about dark matter is that it's composed of a type of particle known as a WIMP, or Weakly Interacting Massive Particle.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2023

The idea of a weakly interacting massive particle, or WIMP, has been around for quite some time.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2014

Dark matter may well be a WIMP, a ghostly particle that would interact with normal matter very infrequently, which is why at least 15 experiments around the globe are looking for the particles.

From Scientific American • Jan. 2, 2014

At the Center for Particle Astrophysics at Berkeley, director Bernard Sadoulet and his colleagues are putting the final touches on a contraption designed to catch a WIMP.

From Time Magazine Archive