The question of the nature of the dark matter in the Universe remains one of
the most outstanding unsolved problems in basic science. One of the best
motivated particle physics candidates is the lightest supersymmetric particle,
assumed to be the lightest neutralino. We here describe DarkSUSY, an advanced
numerical FORTRAN package for supersymmetric dark matter calculations which we
release for public use. With the help of this package, the masses and
compositions of various supersymmetric particles can be computed, for given
input parameters of the minimal supersymmetric extension of the Standard Model
(MSSM). For the lightest neutralino, the relic density is computed, using
accurate methods which include the effects of resonances, pair production
thresholds and coannihilations. Accelerator bounds are checked to identify
viable dark matter candidates. Finally, detection rates are computed for a
variety of detection methods, such as direct detection and indirect detection
through antiprotons, gamma-rays and positrons from the Galactic halo or
neutrinos from the center of the Earth or the Sun.Comment: 6 pages, no figures. Contribution to the proceedings of the 3rd
International Workshop on the Identification of Dark Matter (IDM2000) in
York, in pres
