Workshop On Next Dark Matter Experimental Researches at LNGS

• First Session: a general experimental and theoretical framework (Chair: A. Masiero)
  • Dark Matter: the experimental quest in the laboratory (C. RUBBIA)
  • LHC impact on Dark Matter searches (D. CERDENO)
  • Phenomenological review on Dark Matter (interaction channels against detection techniques) (N. FORNENGO)
  • Review on the impact of indirect Dark Matter searches on direct searches (P. ULLIO)
• Second Session:  review of running Dark Matter experiments at LNGS and their future perspectives (Chair: E. COCCIA)
  • CRESST (W. SEIDEL)
  • DAMA/LIBRA (P. BELLI)
  • The Xenon Dark Matter Search (E. APRILE)
  • WArP (C. MONTANARI)
• Third Session: review of Dark Matter search related backgrounds (Chair: A. IANNI)
  • Impact of muon-induced backgrounds and shielding (V. KUDRYAVTSEV)
  • Use of water and scintillator shielding at Gran Sasso (F. CALAPRICE)
• Fourth Session: review on the status and perspectives of Dark Matter searches carried out around the world and review of new proposals at LNGS (Chair: R. CASHMORE)
  • Review on Dark Matter activities and new proposal in underground laboratories around the world (N. SMITH)
  • Review on future directional detectors (N. SPOONER)
  • XMASS at Kamioka: Large Scale Cryogenic detector in the underground laboratory (M. YAMASHITA)
  • Dark Side proposal at LNGS (C. GALBIATI)
  • DARWIN: Dark Matter WIMP searches with Noble Liquids (L. BAUDIS)
• Fifth Session: detailed discussion on future possible detection techniques at LNGS and their discovery capability (Chair: R. BATTISTON)
  • Sensitivity, Performance Stability and Intrinsic Background in Bolometric detectors for Dark Matter searches (O. CREMONESI)
  • Sensitivity, Performance Stability and Intrinsic Background in Cryogenic Liquids detectors in Dark Matter searches (T.J. SUMNER)
  • Sensitivity, Performance Stability and Intrinsic Background in Scintillator detectors in Dark Matter searches (A. INCICCHITTI)
  • Concluding remarks (B. D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI)