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dc.contributor.advisorPeter Fisher.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCaldwell, Thomas S., Jren_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-09T16:50:21Z
dc.date.available2010-02-09T16:50:21Z
dc.date.copyright2009en_US
dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/51605
dc.descriptionThesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2009.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 35-37).en_US
dc.description.abstractA 10 liter prototype Dark Matter Time Projection Chamber (DMTPC) is operated on the surface of the earth at 75 Torr using carbon-tetrafluoride (CF4) as a target material to obtain a 24.57 gram-day exposure. A limit is set on a likely dark matter candidate, the weakly interacting massive particle. This is the first limit from the DMTPC detector, and the goal is to understand the sensitivity of the detector. In addition, this detector is used to measure the mean energy and attenuation coefficient of electrons propagating in CF4.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Thomas S. Caldwell, Jr.en_US
dc.format.extent37 leavesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectPhysics.en_US
dc.titleFirst limit from a surface run of a 10 liter Dark Matter Time Projection Chamberen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.B.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
dc.identifier.oclc495723599en_US


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