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Dark Matter Time Projection Chamber : Recent R&D Results

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2012

F. Mayet ,
D. Santos ,
J.B.R. Battat ,
S. Ahlen ,
M. Chernicoff ,
C. Deaconu ,
D. Dujmic ,
A. Dushkin ,
P. Fisher  and
S. Henderson
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J.B.R. Battat
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Bryn Mawr College; Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, USA. e-mail: [email protected] ;
S. Ahlen
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
M. Chernicoff
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
C. Deaconu
Affiliation:
MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
D. Dujmic
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Nuclear Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA Physics Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
A. Dushkin
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02453, USA
P. Fisher
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
S. Henderson
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
A. Inglis
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
A. Kaboth
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
L. Kirsch
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02453, USA
J.P. Lopez
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
J. Monroe
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham TW20 0EX, UK
H. Ouyang
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02453, USA
G. Sciolla
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02453, USA
H. Tomita
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
H. Wellenstein
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02453, USA
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Abstract

The Dark Matter Time Projection Chamber collaboration recently reported a dark matter limit obtained with a 10 liter time projection chamber filled with CF4 gas. The 10 liter detector was capable of 2D tracking (perpendicular to the drift direction) and 2D fiducialization, and only used information from two CCD cameras when identifying tracks and rejecting backgrounds. Since that time, the collaboration has explored the potential benefits of photomultiplier tube and electronic charge readout to achieve 3D tracking, and particle identification for background rejection. The latest results of this effort is described here.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 53: CYGNUS 2011: Third International Conference on Directional Detection of Dark Matter , 2012 , pp. 105 - 110
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© EAS, EDP Sciences 2012

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