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Antihelium Nuclei as Messengers from the Depths of the Galaxy

Artistic illustration of antihelium annihilation in the  ALICE detector at CERN as well as in the universe.
Artistic illustration of antihelium annihilation in the ALICE detector at CERN as well as in the universe.

New findings lay the foundation for the search for dark matter. How are galaxies born, and what holds them together? Astronomers assume that dark matter plays an essential role. However, as yet it has not been possible to prove directly that dark matter exists. A research team including Technical University of Munich (TUM) scientists has now measured for the first time the survival rate of antihelium nuclei from the depths of the galaxy – a necessary prerequisite for the indirect search for Dark Matter.

Many things point to the existence of dark matter...

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