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Basic Implications of Astrophysical Neutrino Backgrounds for Direct Detection Dark Matter Searches
Diego Aristizabal Sierra (Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria - Departamento de Fisica)

Next-generation dark matter direct detection searches will be subject to unavoidable backgrounds from astrophysical neutrinos (solar, atmospheric and diffuse supernova neutrinos), the so-called neutrino floor. In this talk I will discuss very basic aspects of the physics challenges that the neutrino floor gives and of the opportunities that it provides. I will mention the importance that neutrino non-standard-interactions have on the determination of the background.