Status and future of the CDMS experiment: CDMS-II to SuperCDMS
Journal Article
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· AIP Conference Proceedings
- Physik Institut, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich (Switzerland)
The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search experiment (CDMS-II) employs low-temperature Ge and Si detectors to detect WIMPs via their elastic scattering interactions with the target nuclei. No Dark Matter signal has been observed so far, resulting in a limit on the spin-independent WIMP-nucleon elastic scattering cross-section with a minimum of 1.6x10{sup -43} cm{sup 2} at a WIMP mass of 60 GeV c{sup -2}. To increase the sensitivity, new one inch thick detectors have been developed which will be used in the SuperCDMS phase. SuperCDMS will be operated at SNOLAB with an expected sensitivity on the spin-independent WIMP-nucleon elastic scattering cross-section of 1x10{sup -45} cm{sup 2} at the 25 kg stage.
- OSTI ID:
- 21039306
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 957; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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