Observational constraints on dark matter models, by Eric Armengaud

SciPost Physics Lecture Notes Home Authoring Refereeing Submit a manuscript About Observational constraints on dark matter models Eric Armengaud SciPost Phys. Lect. Notes 119 (2026) · published 17 March 2026 Part of the 2025-07: The Dark Universe Collection in the Les Houches Summer School Lecture Notes Series. doi: 10.21468/SciPostPhysLectNotes.119 pdf BiBTeX RIS Submissions/Reports Abstract In this short course, which complements the lecture on Dark Matter alternatives, I provide concrete examples of how Dark Matter (DM) models can be tested, whether for generic DM properties, or specific scenarios. First, I review searches for WIMPs, one of the most well-studied DM candidates. I also showcase some constraints on DM models that predict a modification of the cosmological matter power spectrum at high $k$. To this end, I focus primarily on bounds derived from the Lyman-$\alpha$ forest observations, which I will present in a brief overview beforehand. × TY - JOURPB - SciPost FoundationDO - 10.21468/SciPostPhysLectNotes.119TI - Observational constraints on dark matter modelsPY - 2026/03/17UR - https://scipost.org/SciPostPhysLectNotes.119JF - SciPost Physics Lecture NotesJA - SciPost Phys. Lect. NotesSP - 119A1 - Armengaud, EricAB - In this short course, which complements the lecture on Dark Matter alternatives, I provide concrete examples of how Dark Matter (DM) models can be tested, whether for generic DM properties, or specific scenarios. First, I review searches for WIMPs, one of the most well-studied DM candidates. I also showcase some constraints on DM models that predict a modification of the cosmological matter power spectrum at high $k$. To this end, I focus primarily on bounds derived from the Lyman-$\alpha$ forest observations, which I will present in a brief overview beforehand.ER - × @Article{10.21468/SciPostPhysLectNotes.119, title={{Observational constraints on dark matter models}}, author={Eric Armengaud}, journal={SciPost Phys. Lect. Notes}, pages={119}, year={2026}, publisher={SciPost}, doi={10.21468/SciPostPhysLectNotes.119}, url={https://scipost.org/10.21468/SciPostPhysLectNotes.119},} Ontology / Topics See full Ontology or Topics database. Dark matter Author / Affiliations: mappings to Contributors and Organizations See all Organizations. 1 2 3 Eric Armengaud 1 Commissariat à l'énergie atomique / CEA Saclay [CEA Saclay] 2 Université Paris-Saclay / University of Paris-Saclay 3 Institut de Recherche sur les Lois Fondamentales de l'Univers / Institut de Recherche sur les Lois Fondamentales de l'Univers [IRFU] Funder for the research work leading to this publication Agence Nationale de la Recherche [ANR]