Statistics at SOUP2024
At SOUP in 2024, Bertorino, I held a series of three lectures plus hands-on exercises about the statistical modelling and interpretation of rare event searches.
- Slides! Warning: windows clipart!
The lectures were also taped and are available on youtube:
Direct Detection searches for Dark Matter, ICTP, São Paulo Brazil
At the ICTP school in 2026, I held a series of five lectures covering the techniques and results of direct detection searches as well as a hands-on exercise on a xenon-like likelihood search.
Slides!
- Tuesday; Lecture 1: Introduction to Direct Detection Lecture 2: interpretation of rare event searches
- Wednesday; Lecture 3: liquid xenon TPCs
- Wednesday; hands-on exercise
- Thursday; Lecture 4: Low-threshold searches
- Friday; Lecture 5: UG labs and other search methods
The lectures were also taped and are available on youtube: