This report provides an extensive review of the experimental programme of direct detection searches of particle dark matter. It focuses mostly on European efforts, both current and planned, but does it within a broader context of a worldwide activity in the field. It aims at identifying the virtues, opportunities and challenges associated with the different experimental approaches and search techniques. It presents scientific and technological synergies, both existing and emerging, with some other areas of particle physics, notably collider and neutrino programmes, and beyond. It addresses the issue of infrastructure in light of the growing needs and challenges of the different experimental searches. Finally, the report makes a number of recommendations from the perspective of a long-term future of the field. They are introduced, along with some justification, in the opening overview and recommendations section and are next summarised at the end of the report. Overall, we recommend that the direct search for dark matter particle interactions with a detector target should be given top priority in astroparticle physics, and in all particle physics, and beyond, as a positive measurement will provide the most unambiguous confirmation of the particle nature of dark matter in the Universe.

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暗物质的直接探测——APPEC委员会报告* * 本报告已获得APPEC批准（2021年4月1日；https://appec.org/documents）。


本报告对粒子暗物质直接探测搜索的实验计划进行了广泛的回顾。它主要关注欧洲当前和计划中的努力，但在该领域的全球活动的更广泛背景下进行。它旨在确定与不同实验方法和搜索技术相关的优点、机遇和挑战。它展示了与粒子物理学其他一些领域（特别是对撞机和中微子计划等）现有的和新兴的科学和技术协同作用。它根据不同实验搜索不断增长的需求和挑战解决了基础设施问题。最后，报告从该领域的长远未来角度提出了一些建议。在开篇概述和建议部分介绍了这些建议以及一些理由，并在报告末尾进行了总结。总的来说，我们建议在天体粒子物理学以及所有粒子物理学及其他领域中，应优先考虑直接搜索暗物质粒子与探测器目标的相互作用，因为积极的测量将为暗物质粒子的粒子性质提供最明确的确认。宇宙中的暗物质。