Development of Bubble Chambers with Sensitivity to WIMPs
Abstract
Bubble nucleation in moderately superheated liquids can be triggered by nuclear recoils from WIMPs. This phenomenon is the basis for superheated droplet detectors. The droplet technique is currently limited by insensitivity to spin-independent interactions, due to lack of heavy elements in the usual target liquids, and sensitivity to contamination of the gel by alpha emitters. As an alternative, we have developed a new type of homogeneous bubble chamber, which can contain heavy liquids, including CF3Br, CF3I, and C3F8. Detectors of this type may be scalable to large size at modest cost and could have very low backgrounds. We discuss results obtained with a 12 ml prototype and plans for a 1 liter chamber.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 15020639
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-44576
NN2001000; TRN: US0504634
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplement, 138:68-71
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 138
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BUBBLE CHAMBERS; DESIGN; NUCLEATION; SENSITIVITY; RECOILS; WEAK INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; MASS
Citation Formats
Bond, Leonard J, Collar, J I, Ely, James H, Flake, Matthew, Hall, Jason M, Jordan, David V, Nakazawa, Dante, Raskin, Aza, Sonnenschein, Andrew, and O'Sullivan, Kevin. Development of Bubble Chambers with Sensitivity to WIMPs. United States: N. p., 2005.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.newar.2005.01.043.
Bond, Leonard J, Collar, J I, Ely, James H, Flake, Matthew, Hall, Jason M, Jordan, David V, Nakazawa, Dante, Raskin, Aza, Sonnenschein, Andrew, & O'Sullivan, Kevin. Development of Bubble Chambers with Sensitivity to WIMPs. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.newar.2005.01.043
Bond, Leonard J, Collar, J I, Ely, James H, Flake, Matthew, Hall, Jason M, Jordan, David V, Nakazawa, Dante, Raskin, Aza, Sonnenschein, Andrew, and O'Sullivan, Kevin. 2005.
"Development of Bubble Chambers with Sensitivity to WIMPs". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.newar.2005.01.043.
@article{osti_15020639,
title = {Development of Bubble Chambers with Sensitivity to WIMPs},
author = {Bond, Leonard J and Collar, J I and Ely, James H and Flake, Matthew and Hall, Jason M and Jordan, David V and Nakazawa, Dante and Raskin, Aza and Sonnenschein, Andrew and O'Sullivan, Kevin},
abstractNote = {Bubble nucleation in moderately superheated liquids can be triggered by nuclear recoils from WIMPs. This phenomenon is the basis for superheated droplet detectors. The droplet technique is currently limited by insensitivity to spin-independent interactions, due to lack of heavy elements in the usual target liquids, and sensitivity to contamination of the gel by alpha emitters. As an alternative, we have developed a new type of homogeneous bubble chamber, which can contain heavy liquids, including CF3Br, CF3I, and C3F8. Detectors of this type may be scalable to large size at modest cost and could have very low backgrounds. We discuss results obtained with a 12 ml prototype and plans for a 1 liter chamber.},
doi = {10.1016/j.newar.2005.01.043},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/15020639},
journal = {Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplement, 138:68-71},
number = ,
volume = 138,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 10 00:00:00 EST 2005},
month = {Mon Jan 10 00:00:00 EST 2005}
}
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