Progress of the cryogenic dark matter search (CDMS) experiment.

被引:4
作者
Shutt, T
Akerib, DS
Barnes, PD
Bauer, D
Brink, P
Cabrera, B
Caldwell, DO
Chugg, B
Clarke, RM
DaSilva, A
Davies, A
Dougherty, BL
Emes, J
Gaitskell, RJ
Golwala, SR
Hale, D
Haller, EE
Irwin, KD
Knowlton, WB
Kuzminov, V
Lu, A
Muno, M
Nam, SW
Novikov, V
Penn, MJ
Ross, RR
Sadoulet, B
Seitz, D
Smith, A
Smith, G
Sonnenschein, A
Stockwell, W
Taylor, JD
Therrien, R
Trumbull, TL
White, S
Yellin, S
Young, BA
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,DEPT PHYS,BERKELEY,CA 94720
[2] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,DEPT MAT SCI & MINERAL ENGN,BERKELEY,CA 94720
[3] LAWRENCE BERKELEY LAB,BERKELEY,CA 94720
[4] STANFORD UNIV,DEPT PHYS,STANFORD,CA 94305
[5] CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV,DEPT PHYS,CLEVELAND,OH 44106
[6] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,DEPT PHYS,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
[7] SANTA CLARA UNIV,DEPT PHYS,SANTA CLARA,CA 95053
[8] RUSSIAN ACAD SCI,INST NUCL RES,BAKSAN NEUTRINO OBSERV,MOSCOW,RUSSIA
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D O I
10.1016/S0920-5632(96)00523-3
中图分类号
O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We report on progress of the CDMS experiment, which seeks to detect WIMP dark matter through its interactions in a particle detector operated in a low radioactivity environment. We have developed novel cryogenic detectors which discriminate between nuclear recoils from WIMPs and electron recoils from background photons. We describe the experiment and discuss recent progress, including first operation of a cryogenic detector in the low radioactivity cryostat in June of 1996.
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页码:318 / 322
页数:5
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