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Homebrew Cosmic Ray Muon Detector (Popularity:  )
http://www.cosmicrays.org/
Schematics and diagrams for the Geiger-Mueller detectors and electronics. Information on cosmic rays, variations and other forms of detection such as scintillation.
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The Early History of Dark Matter (Popularity: )
http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9904251
The history of the discovery of dark matter in the Universe is reviewed. Emphasis on early work by Zwicky (1933), Smith (1936), Babcock (1939) and Oort (1940).
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Mirror Matter (Popularity: )
http://people.zeelandnet.nl/smitra
The concept of mirror matter is explained. Mirror matter could form a sizable fraction of the inferred dark matter.
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Athens Neutron Monitor (Popularity: )
http://cosray.phys.uoa.gr/
Observing cosmic ray neutrons. Background information, explanation of worldwide monitor network, detector description, publications, links.
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WIZARD Experiments (Popularity: )
http://wizard.roma2.infn.it/
Space-borne experiments like PAMELA, SilEye, NINA and balloons. Downloadable results, articles and pictures.
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High Resolution Fly's Eye Experiment (HiRes) (Popularity: )
http://www.cosmic-ray.org/
Large air fluorescence cosmic ray detector.
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Dark Mass and the Quest for the Æther (Popularity: )
http://wehner.org/agrav/mass.htm
A brief discussion on the semantics of mass, matter and weight.
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CHICOS - California HIgh school Cosmic ray ObServatory (Popularity: )
http://www.chicos.caltech.edu/
An active research array for the detection of ultra-high energy cosmic rays. The events CHICOS is designed to observe are single subatomic particles slamming into the Earth's atmosphere with the ...
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ICRR (Popularity: )
http://www.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo.
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Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory (Popularity: )
http://www.auger.org/
Aims to observe the highest-energy cosmic rays.
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CRESST (Popularity: )
http://avmp01.mppmu.mpg.de/cresst/
Cryogenic Rare Event Search with Superconducting Thermometers; a search for dark matter in the Gran Sasso laboratories.
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White Dwarfs Shed Light on Dark Matter (Popularity: )
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0103/23darkmatter/
Report (March 23/01) of astronomical evidence suggesting white dwarf stars are a potential source for dark matter. Findings also contribute to stellar evolution theory.
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Discussion about Dark Matter (Popularity: )
http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/dmtrans.html
An informative radio transcript of two scientists talking about dark matter.
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory: Dark Matter Mystery (Popularity: )
http://chandra.harvard.edu/xray_astro/dark_matter.html
A brief popular science type introduction to the subject.
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Dark Energy and the Microwave Background (Popularity: )
http://www.aip.org/enews/physnews/2000/split/pnu479-1.htm
Theory and measurements of sizes of fluctuations of cosmic microwave background agree with omega=1 giving a strong evidence for dark matter.
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STACEE (Popularity: )
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~stacee/
Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment.
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CDMS (Popularity: )
http://cosmology.berkeley.edu/group/directdet/
Cryogenic Dark Matter Search; searching for WIMPs with large germanium crystal cooled to 20 mK.
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Primer on Dark Matter (Popularity: )
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/guidry/violence/darkmatter.html
Very concise illustrated overview with links to relevant topics and sub-topics.
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Dark Matter Annihilation at the Galactic Center (Popularity: )
http://www.aip.org/enews/physnews/1999/split/pnu446-1.htm
Physics News Update.
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UK Dark Matter Collaboration (Popularity: )
http://hepwww.rl.ac.uk/ukdmc/
UK search for Galactic WIMP dark matter.
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