THE 1ST CRYOGENIC DARK-MATTER EXPERIMENT

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作者
BARNES, PD
DASILVA, A
AUBOURG, E
AKERIB, DS
BAUER, D
BORDEN, D
CABRERA, B
CALDWELL, DO
CHUGG, B
CUMMINGS, A
DOUGHERTY, BL
EMES, J
GRAY, M
HALE, D
HALLER, EE
IRWIN, KD
LANGE, AE
LU, A
MARGULIES, S
PENN, MJ
POMANSKY, AA
PRITYCHENKO, BV
ROSS, RR
SADOULET, B
SHUTT, T
SMITH, A
SMITH, G
STOCKWELL, W
TAYLOR, J
WHITE, S
WITHERELL, M
WOLGAST, RC
YELLIN, S
YOUNG, BA
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,DEPT PHYS,BERKELEY,CA 94720
[2] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,DEPT PHYS,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
[3] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA,DEPT PHYS,VANCOUVER V6T 1W5,BC,CANADA
[4] STANFORD UNIV,DEPT PHYS,STANFORD,CA 94305
[5] LAWRENCE BERKELEY LAB,BERKELEY,CA 94720
[6] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,DEPT MAT SCI & MINERAL ENGN,BERKELEY,CA 94720
[7] RUSSIAN ACAD SCI,INST NUCL RES,BAKSAN NEUTRINO OBSERV,MOSCOW,RUSSIA
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10.1007/BF00693514
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
An experimental search for dark matter particle candidates using cryogenic detectors requires a low radioactive background environment. We discuss the status of a cryogenic dark matter experiment to be performed 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. Details of the cryostat design and its operating performance are presented. The effectiveness of the multi-level shield surrounding the cryostat, as well as the background levels we expect to achieve in the pilot experiment are discussed. Finally, we examine the limits which can be set on dark matter candidates with such an experiment.
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