First Dark Matter Constraints from a SuperCDMS Single-Charge Sensitive Detector

Agnese, R.; Aralis, T.; Aramaki, T.; Arnquist, I. J.; Azadbakht, E.; Baker, W.; Banik, S.; Barker, D.; Bauer, D. A.; Binder, T.; Bowles, M. A.; Brink, P. L.; Bunker, R.; Cabrera, B.; Calkins, R.; Cartaro, C.; Cerdeño, D. G.; Chang, Y. -Y.; Cooley, J.; Cornell, B.; Cushman, P.; Di Stefano, P. C. F.; Doughty, T.; Fascione, E.; Figueroa-Feliciano, E.; Fink, C.; Fritts, M.; Gerbier, G.; Germond, R.; Ghaith, M.; Golwala, S. R.; Harris, H. R.; Hong, Z.; Hoppe, E. W.; Hsu, L.; Huber, M. E.; Iyer, V.; Jardin, D.; Jena, C.; Kelsey, M. H.; Kennedy, A.; Kubik, A.; Kurinsky, N. A.; Lawrence, R. E.; Leyva, J. V.; Loer, B.; Lopez Asamar, E.; Lukens, P.; MacDonell, D.; Mahapatra, R.; Mandic, V.; Mast, N.; Miller, E. H.; Mirabolfathi, N.; Mohanty, B.; Morales Mendoza, J. D.; Nelson, J.; Orrell, J. L.; Oser, S. M.; Page, W. A.; Partridge, R.; Pepin, M.; Phipps, A.; Ponce, F.; Poudel, S.; Pyle, M.; Qiu, H.; Rau, W.; Reisetter, A.; Reynolds, T.; Roberts, A.; Robinson, A. E.; Rogers, H. E.; Romani, R. K.; Saab, T.; Sadoulet, B.; Sander, J.; Scarff, A.; Schnee, R. W.; Scorza, S.; Senapati, K.; Serfass, B.; So, J.; Speller, D.; Stanford, C.; Stein, M.; Street, J.; Tanaka, H. A.; Toback, D.; Underwood, R.; Villano, A. N.; von Krosigk, B.; Watkins, S. L.; Wilson, J. S.; Wilson, M. J.; Winchell, J.; Wright, D. H.; Yellin, S.; Young, B. A.; Zhang, X.; Zhao, X.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.051301

Title: First Dark Matter Constraints from a SuperCDMS Single-Charge Sensitive Detector

Journal Article · 02 August 2018 · Physical Review Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.051301 · OSTI ID:1462788

Agnese, R.; Aralis, T.; Aramaki, T.; Arnquist, I. J.; Azadbakht, E.; Baker, W.; Banik, S.; Barker, D.; Bauer, D. A.; Binder, T.; Bowles, M. A.; Brink, P. L.; Bunker, R.; Cabrera, B.; Calkins, R.; Cartaro, C.; Cerdeño, D. G.; Chang, Y. -Y.; Cooley, J.; Cornell, B. more »

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Research Organization:: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC); USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); \

Contributing Organization:: SuperCDMS Collaboration

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC02-07CH11359; AC02-76SF00515; AC05-76RL01830; SC0015657

OSTI ID:: 1462788

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-PUB-18-150-AE; PNNL-SA-134526; arXiv:1804.10697; 051301

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 121; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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