Dark Matter Search Results from the CDMS II Experiment

Ahmed, Z.

doi:10.1126/science.1186112

Dark Matter Search Results from the CDMS II Experiment

Journal Article · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 2009 · Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1186112· OSTI ID:1893414

Ahmed, Z.

We report results from a blind analysis of the final data taken with the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search experiment (CDMS II) at the Soudan Underground Laboratory, Minnesota, USA. A total raw exposure of 612 kg-days was analyzed for this work. We observed two events in the signal region; based on our background estimate, the probability of observing two or more background events is 23%. These data set an upper limit on the Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP)-nucleon elastic-scattering spin-independent cross-section of 7.0x10^{-44} cm^2 for a WIMP of mass 70 GeV/c^2 at the 90% confidence level. Combining this result with all previous CDMS II data gives an upper limit on the WIMP-nucleon spin-independent cross-section of 3.8x10^{-44} cm^2 for a WIMP of mass 70 GeV/c^2. We also exclude new parameter space in recently proposed inelastic dark matter models.

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Research Organization:: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)

Contributing Organization:: CDMS-II

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359

OSTI ID:: 1893414

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-PUB-09-637-AE; arXiv:0912.3592; oai:inspirehep.net:840579

Journal Information:: Science, Journal Name: Science Vol. 327

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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