Limits on WIMP dark matter using sapphire cryogenic detectors

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作者
Angloher, G
Bruckmayer, M
Bucci, C
Bühler, M
Cooper, S
Cozzini, C
DiStefano, P
von Feilitzsch, F
Frank, T
Hauff, D
Jagemann, T
Jochum, J
Jörgens, V
Keeling, R
Kraus, H
Loidl, M
Marchese, J
Meier, O
Nagel, U
Pröbst, F
Ramachers, Y
Rulofs, A
Schnagl, J
Seidel, W
Sergeyev, I
Sisti, M
Stark, M
Uchaikin, S
Stodolsky, L
Wulandari, H
Zerle, L
机构
[1] Max Planck Inst Phys & Astrophys, D-80805 Munich, Germany
[2] Univ Oxford, Dept Phys, Oxford OX1 3RH, England
[3] Lab Nazl Gran Sasso, I-67010 Coppito, Italy
[4] Tech Univ Munich, Dept Phys, D-85747 Munich, Germany
[5] Joint Inst Nucl Res, Dubna 141980, Russia
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10.1016/S0927-6505(02)00111-1
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P1 [天文学];
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Data taken by CRESST with a cryogenic detector system based on 262 g sapphire crystals has been used to place limits on WIMP dark matter in the Galactic Halo. The experiment was especially sensitive for low-mass WIMPs with spin-dependent cross sections and improves on existing limits in this region. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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