Installation of the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS)

被引:31
作者
Barnes, PD
DaSilva, A
Akerib, DS
Bauer, D
Brink, P
Cabrera, B
Caldwell, DO
Chugg, B
Clarke, RM
Cummings, A
Davies, A
Diaz, RC
Dougherty, BL
Emes, J
Golwala, SR
Hale, D
Haller, EE
Irwin, KD
Knowlton, WB
Kuziminov, V
Lu, A
Nam, SW
Penn, MJ
Novikov, V
Pritychenko, BV
Queinnec, F
Ross, RR
Sadoulet, B
Seitz, D
Shutt, T
Smith, A
Smith, G
Sonnenschein, A
Stockwell, W
Taylor, JD
Therrien, R
Trumbull, TL
White, S
Wolgast, RC
Yellin, S
Young, BA
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,DEPT PHYS,BERKELEY,CA 94720
[2] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA,DEPT PHYS,VANCOUVER,BC V5Z 1M9,CANADA
[3] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,DEPT PHYS,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
[4] STANFORD UNIV,DEPT PHYS,STANFORD,CA 94305
[5] CALTECH,JET PROP LAB,PASADENA,CA
[6] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATL LAB,BERKELEY,CA 94720
[7] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,DEPT MAT SCI & MINERAL ENGN,BERKELEY,CA 94720
[8] RUSSIAN ACAD SCI,INST NUCL RES,BAKSAN NEUTRINO OBSERV,MOSCOW,RUSSIA
[9] CARLETON UNIV,CRPP,OTTAWA,ON K1S 5B6,CANADA
[10] MICHIGAN STATE UNIV,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,E LANSING,MI 48824
[11] UNIV SANTA CLARA,DEPT PHYS,SANTA CLARA,CA 95053
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
D O I
10.1016/0168-9002(95)01094-7
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We discuss the status of a cryogenic dark matter search beginning operation in the Stanford Underground Facility. The detectors will be cooled in a specially designed cryostat connected to a modified side access Oxford 400 dilution refrigerator. We discuss two detector designs and performance, the cryostat construction and operation, and the multi-level shield surrounding the cryostat. Finally, we will examine the limits which we will be able to set on WIMP dark matter with this experiment.
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页码:233 / 236
页数:4
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