Results from DMTPC 10-liter detector

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Fedus, L; Ahlen, S; Inglis, A; Tomita, H; Wellenstein, H; ... Show more
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Abstract
The known direction of motion of dark matter particles relative to the Earth may be a key for their unambiguous identification even in the presence of backgrounds. A direction-sensitive detector prototype using a low-density CF₄ gas with a 10 liter fiducial volume is operated for several weeks in a basement laboratory. We present initial results that confirm good detector performance and set preliminary limits on spin-dependent dark matter interactions.
Date issued
2010-02
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/108553
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Nuclear Science; MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
Journal
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Publisher
IOP Publishing
Citation
Dujmic, D; Battat, J; Caldwell, T; Fedus, L; Fisher, P; Henderson, S and Lanza, R et al. “Results from DMTPC 10-Liter Detector.” Journal of Physics: Conference Series 203 (January 2010): 012029. © 2010 IOP Publishing Ltd
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1742-6596
1742-6588
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