Dark Matter within Simulated Milky Way Analogues and the Subsequent Direct Detection Possibilities on Earth

This thesis focused on dark matter, a mysterious, invisible material comprising over 80% of our universe, whose true nature remains one of the greatest scientific mysteries. One key way to determine the nature of dark matter is through direct detection experiments which search for a modulating energetic signal produced when dark matter collides with crystal detectors on Earth. This thesis studied how direct detection predictions change when realistic galaxies from supercomputer simulations are used, instead of simplified mathematical models. The findings inform a global range of detectors including the SABRE experiment, housed at the bottom of the Stawell gold mine.