Results from the XENON10 Dark Matter search experiment at Gran Sasso Laboratories
- RWTH Aachen University, Physics Department, Sommerfeldstr. 14, 52074 Aachen (Germany)
One of the most appealing questions in astroparticle physics concerns the nature of the Dark Matter (DM) particles and their possible interaction with ordinary matter. In order to find a solution to such problem, a double phase liquid-gas Xenon Time Projection Chamber has been proposed and built as a suitable detector for the direct detection of DM in the form of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs). The possibility of simultaneously measuring the scintillation and the ionization signals, and a 3D event localization feature, represent a powerful background discrimination method. During the Autumn-Winter 2006-2007 a prototype of 15 kg sensitive mass of Liquid Xenon (XENON10) has been successfully run at the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory. The technique and the results of the XENON10 detector are presented.
- OSTI ID:
- 21039312
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 957, Issue 1; Conference: PASCOS 2007: 13. international symposium on particles, strings and cosmology, London (United Kingdom), 2-7 Jul 2007; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2823764; (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). XENON Collaboration; ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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