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Dark matter studies and search results published by experimental, collider and cosmological communities are frequently reported using different conventions, units and parameterisations. Limits may appear as bounds on cross-sections, event rates, branching fractions, effective couplings or model-specific parameters (for example kinetic mixing parameters, mediator couplings, or axion-photon couplings), and different communities sometimes adopt different shorthand notation or normalisation choices. This heterogeneity makes direct, side-by-side comparison difficult without careful translation. One of the objectives of Dark Matter live is to renormalise and map incoming results onto a consistent, model-aware parameter space so they can be compared coherently. Where possible we re-express published limits into the standard coupling and mass variables used by the broader community (following widely-adopted conventions such as those used in the Beyond Collider classification of dark-matter scenarios and related literature). The site records the original source, the assumptions made in any translation, and any additional caveats so users can trace how a displayed curve was derived.
The platform aims to further lowers the barrier to contribution by providing a simple, validated data-submission workflow based on CSV and JSON metadata, supported by automated checks to ensure reproducibility and reliability. Researchers can add new exclusion or projection curves via straightforward pull requests, while the public codebase guarantees transparency and longevity. In this way, Dark-Matter-Live aims not only to curate state-of-the-art results but also to enable a more inclusive, collaborative, and coherent approach to mapping the dark-matter landscape.
https://darkmatter.web.cern.ch/