Validation of Phonon Physics in the CDMS Detector Monte Carlo

Validation of Phonon Physics in the CDMS Detector Monte Carlo

Author: McCarthy, K. A.; Leman, S. W.; Anderson, A.; Brandt, D.; Brink, P. L.; Cabrera, B.; Cherry, M.; Do Couto E Silva, E.; Cushman, P.; Doughty, T.; Figueroa-Feliciano, E.; Kim, P.; Mirabolfathi, N.; Novak, L.; Partridge, R.; Pyle, M.; Reisetter, A.; Resch, R.; Sadoulet, B.; Serfass, B.; Sundqvist, K. M.; Tomada, A.

Citable URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/88499

Department: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics

Publisher: Springer-Verlag

Date Issued: 2012-01

Abstract:

The SuperCDMS collaboration is a dark matter search effort aimed at detecting the scattering of WIMP dark matter from nuclei in cryogenic germanium targets. The CDMS Detector Monte Carlo (CDMS-DMC) is a simulation tool aimed at achieving a deeper understanding of the performance of the SuperCDMS detectors and aiding the dark matter search analysis. We present results from validation of the phonon physics described in the CDMS-DMC and outline work towards utilizing it in future WIMP search analyses.

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/88499

ISSN: 0022-2291
1573-7357

Citation: McCarthy, K. A., S. W. Leman, A. Anderson, D. Brandt, P. L. Brink, B. Cabrera, M. Cherry, et al. “Validation of Phonon Physics in the CDMS Detector Monte Carlo.” J Low Temp Phys 167, no. 5–6 (June 2012): 1160–1166.

Version: Original manuscript

Detailed Terms: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

Published As: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10909-012-0474-1

Journal: Journal of Low Temperature Physics

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