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Title: SuperCDMS Cold Hardware Design

Journal Article · · Journal of Low Temperature Physics

We discuss the current design of the cold hardware and cold electronics to be used in the upcoming SuperCDMS Soudan deployment. Engineering challenges associated with such concerns as thermal isolation, microphonics, radiopurity, and power dissipation are discussed, along with identifying the design changes necessary for SuperCDMS SNOLAB. The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS) employs ultrapure 1-inch thick, 3-inch diameter germanium crystals operating below 50 mK in a dilution cryostat. These detectors give an ionization and phonon signal, which gives us rejection capabilities regarding background events versus dark matter signals.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
1043198
Report Number(s):
SLAC-REPRINT-2012-099; JLTPAC; TRN: US1203019
Journal Information:
Journal of Low Temperature Physics, Vol. 167, Issue 5-6; ISSN 0022-2291
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English