Weakly Interacting Massive Particles

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
WIMP
Pronunciation
/ˈwikli ˌɪnərˈæktɪŋ ˈmæsɪv ˈpɑrtɪkəlz/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. They said on September6th that they, too, had data suggesting the existence of weakly interacting massive particles ( WIMPs ), the objects of which dark matter is hypothesised to be composed.
  2. There is likely to be weak interaction between dark matter and ordinary matter besides gravitation interaction, so dark matter is usually called as " Weakly Interacting Massive Particles(WIMP) ( WIMPs ) ".

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