Background considerations for SuperCDMS

Journal Article · Thu Aug 08 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4818113· OSTI ID:22218186

Cooley, J. ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275 (United States)

Rejection and protection from background is a key issue for the next generation SuperCDMS SNOLAB experiment that will have a cross-section sensitivity of better than 8 × 10{sup −46} cm{sup 2} for spin-independent WIMP-nucleon interactions. This paper presents the details of the methods used to reject electromagnetic backgrounds using the new iZIP detectors that are currently operated in the Soudan Underground Laboratory, MN and the methods the collaboration is investigating to protect against neutron background in the next generation SuperCDMS experiment.

• OSTI ID: 22218186
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1549, Issue 1; Conference: LRT 2013: 4. international workshop on low radioactivity techniques, Assergi (Italy), 10-12 Apr 2013; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
COSMIC RADIATION
CROSS SECTIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
MULTIPARTICLE SPECTROMETERS
NEUTRONS
NONLUMINOUS MATTER
PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
SENSITIVITY
SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
SPIN
UNDERGROUND