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Neutrinos are all but impossible to detect and it is thought that they may have mass. If they are found to have mass, they would be the epitome of dark matter.

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What is one strong candidate for dark matter?

A much more massive variety of neutrino.


What is a dark matter microscope used for?

There's no such thing as a "dark matter microscope." The whole point of dark matter is that it doesn't interact with electromagnetic radiation... if it did, it wouldn't be dark matter.


How strong is dark matter?

Dark matter's strength is proportional to it's mass. This means that more dark matter in one spot is stronger then a little bit of dark matter in that same spot.


When was Dark Matter - series - created?

Dark Matter - series - was created in 2004.


What is the temperature of dark matter?

At present we do not know. It might be almost motionless, it might have a high velocity, it might have a velocity near that of light. These three hypotheses of the nature of dark are called (respectively); cold dark matter, warm dark matter, and hot dark matter.

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What is one strong candidate for dark matter?

A much more massive variety of neutrino.


What are the three particles in the lepton family?

They aren't 3 they are in fact 12 if you count anti matter as a separate particle from matter. Electron, muon, tau, electron neutrino, muon neutrino and tau neutrino. The same apply to anti matter positron, anti muon, anti tau, postrin neutrino, anti muon neutrino, and anti tau neutrino.


Which particle rarely interacts with matter?

Neutrino


What is an axino?

An axino is a hypothetical elementary particle, the fermionic partner of the axion, and a candidate for the composition of dark matter.


Are atoms the smallest particles of matter?

No. The smallest particle of matter appears to be the electron neutrino, with a mass somewhat less than 2.2 eV. Even the electron, at 511 eV, is massive, compared to the neutrino.


What is one kind of particle that is a strong candidate for dark matter?

The only particle that we have observed that may be a candidate are neutrinos. Several experiments are being conducted at the southern polar ice cap to see if this is a possibility or not.


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James K. Polk in 1844.Polk is known as the dark horse presidential candidate.


What is an antielectron neutrino?

An antielectron neutrino is an antileptonic elementary particle - the antiparticle of an electron neutrino.


What is an antimuon neutrino?

An antimuon neutrino is an antileptonic elementary particle which is the antiparticle of a muon neutrino.


Where is the largest dark matter in the universe?

Dark matter is everywhere, there really is no place that has the most dark matter.


Is dark matter a subatomic particle?

Dark matter is an unknowm form of matter.


What is a dark matter microscope used for?

There's no such thing as a "dark matter microscope." The whole point of dark matter is that it doesn't interact with electromagnetic radiation... if it did, it wouldn't be dark matter.