CRESST direct Dark Matter search with cryogenic detectors

The mass density of the universe seems to be dominated by particles whose nature is unknown. As the existence of new particles is postulated not only by cosmology but also by particle physics, there is a big effort to detect them and to determine their physical properties. However, as the interaction rate between Dark Matter particles and ordinary matter is extremely low, detectors have to be extremely sensitive. Low temperature detectors have been developed for more than one decade now and in the mean time have reached the highest sensitivity for direct Dark Matter detection.