First Dark Matter Limits from a Large-Mass, Low-Background Superheated Droplet Detector

We report on the fabrication aspects and calibration of the first large active mass ($\sim15$ g) modules of SIMPLE, a search for particle dark matter using Superheated Droplet Detectors (SDDs). While still limited by the statistical uncertainty of the small data sample on hand, the first weeks of op...

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Autores principales: Collar, J.I., Puibasset, J., Girard, T.A., Limagne, D., Miley, H.S., Waysand, G.
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2000
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Astrophysics and Astronomy
Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3083
http://cds.cern.ch/record/424751
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author Collar, J.I.
Puibasset, J.
Girard, T.A.
Limagne, D.
Miley, H.S.
Waysand, G.
author_facet Collar, J.I.
Puibasset, J.
Girard, T.A.
Limagne, D.
Miley, H.S.
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description We report on the fabrication aspects and calibration of the first large active mass ($\sim15$ g) modules of SIMPLE, a search for particle dark matter using Superheated Droplet Detectors (SDDs). While still limited by the statistical uncertainty of the small data sample on hand, the first weeks of operation in the new underground laboratory of Rustrel-Pays d'Apt already provide a sensitivity to axially-coupled Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) competitive with leading experiments, confirming SDDs as a convenient, low-cost alternative for WIMP detection.
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spelling cern-4247512023-03-14T19:00:04Zdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3083http://cds.cern.ch/record/424751engCollar, J.I.Puibasset, J.Girard, T.A.Limagne, D.Miley, H.S.Waysand, G.First Dark Matter Limits from a Large-Mass, Low-Background Superheated Droplet DetectorAstrophysics and AstronomyWe report on the fabrication aspects and calibration of the first large active mass ($\sim15$ g) modules of SIMPLE, a search for particle dark matter using Superheated Droplet Detectors (SDDs). While still limited by the statistical uncertainty of the small data sample on hand, the first weeks of operation in the new underground laboratory of Rustrel-Pays d'Apt already provide a sensitivity to axially-coupled Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) competitive with leading experiments, confirming SDDs as a convenient, low-cost alternative for WIMP detection.We report on the fabrication aspects and calibration of the first large active mass ($\sim15$ g) modules of SIMPLE, a search for particle dark matter using Superheated Droplet Detectors (SDDs). While still limited by the statistical uncertainty of the small data sample on hand, the first weeks of operation in the new underground laboratory of Rustrel-Pays d'Apt already provide a sensitivity to axially-coupled Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) competitive with leading experiments, confirming SDDs as a convenient, low-cost alternative for WIMP detection.astro-ph/0001511oai:cds.cern.ch:4247512000
spellingShingle Astrophysics and Astronomy
Collar, J.I.
Puibasset, J.
Girard, T.A.
Limagne, D.
Miley, H.S.
Waysand, G.
First Dark Matter Limits from a Large-Mass, Low-Background Superheated Droplet Detector
title First Dark Matter Limits from a Large-Mass, Low-Background Superheated Droplet Detector
title_full First Dark Matter Limits from a Large-Mass, Low-Background Superheated Droplet Detector
title_fullStr First Dark Matter Limits from a Large-Mass, Low-Background Superheated Droplet Detector
title_full_unstemmed First Dark Matter Limits from a Large-Mass, Low-Background Superheated Droplet Detector
title_short First Dark Matter Limits from a Large-Mass, Low-Background Superheated Droplet Detector
title_sort first dark matter limits from a large-mass, low-background superheated droplet detector
topic Astrophysics and Astronomy
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3083
http://cds.cern.ch/record/424751
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