[Interview] Can Dark Matter Be Explained by Dark Photons

Dark matter is one of the most exciting mysteries in Astronomy. We can see its effects but we don't know what exactly it is. One of the proposed solutions is dark photons. What are they and what do we need to find them? Finding the answers with Nicholas Hunt-Smith.👉 Global QCD analysis and dark photons:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP09(2023)096🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday📚 Suggest books in the book club:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club00:00 Intro01:52 What is a dark photon06:35 Importance of naming08:00 What properties should it have14:59 How dark matter fits into the standard model20:20 How we could find dark photons24:38 What's next40:07 Current obsessions42:34 More interviewsMore interviews:👉 Axions with Dr Keir Rogers https://youtu.be/SruXU-Owz_M👉 Axions with Dr Amruth Alfred https://youtu.be/M7IO6FkHRhE📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/g_eaYxt5DuE📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT [email protected]⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast