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Axion quark nuggets : A recipe for a glowing Milky Way? Sekatchev, Michael

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Michael Sekatchev was a semi-finalist in the 2024 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Michael presented their research, "Axion Quark Nuggets: A Recipe for a Glowing Milky Way?" They hope to unravel the mystery of the faint glow pervading our Galaxy, hypothesizing that dark matter, typically non-emissive, might be the source. Investigating Axion Quark Nuggets as potential dark matter candidates, Michael explores their interaction with regular matter, theorizing that it could produce light, possibly explaining the observed glow. Initial simulations hint at a match, offering potential insights into the elusive nature of dark matter and shedding light on a fundamental aspect of our Universe. Michael Sekatchev is pursuing their Master of Science in Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy under the supervision of Drs. Ariel Zhitnitsky and Ludovic Van Waerbeke.

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Axion quark nuggets : A recipe for a glowing Milky Way?
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Sekatchev, Michael
Date Issued
2024-03-12
Description
Michael Sekatchev was a semi-finalist in the 2024 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Michael presented their research, "Axion Quark Nuggets: A Recipe for a Glowing Milky Way?" They hope to unravel the mystery of the faint glow pervading our Galaxy, hypothesizing that dark matter, typically non-emissive, might be the source. Investigating Axion Quark Nuggets as potential dark matter candidates, Michael explores their interaction with regular matter, theorizing that it could produce light, possibly explaining the observed glow. Initial simulations hint at a match, offering potential insights into the elusive nature of dark matter and shedding light on a fundamental aspect of our Universe. Michael Sekatchev is pursuing their Master of Science in Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy under the supervision of Drs. Ariel Zhitnitsky and Ludovic Van Waerbeke.
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Presentation; Other
Type
Moving Image; Text
Language
eng
Series
Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
Date Available
2025-01-21
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0447814
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/90179
Affiliation
Science, Faculty of; Physics and Astronomy, Department of
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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