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The DRIFT Directional Dark Matter Experiments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2012

F. Mayet ,
D. Santos ,
E. Daw ,
A. Dorofeev ,
J.R. Fox ,
J.-L. Gauvreau ,
C. Ghag ,
L.J. Harmon ,
J.L. Harton  and
M. Gold
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E. Daw
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, UK
A. Dorofeev
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
J.R. Fox
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041, USA
J.-L. Gauvreau
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041, USA
C. Ghag
Affiliation:
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, UK
L.J. Harmon
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041, USA
J.L. Harton
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
M. Gold
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, NM 87131, USA
E.R. Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, NM 87131, USA
D. Loomba
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, NM 87131, USA
E.H. Miller
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, NM 87131, USA
A.St.J. Murphy
Affiliation:
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, UK
S.M. Paling
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, UK
J.M. Landers
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041, USA
N. Phan
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, NM 87131, USA
M. Pipe
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, UK
K. Pushkin
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041, USA
M. Robinson
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, UK
S.W. Sadler
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, UK
D.P. Snowden-Ifft
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041, USA
N.J.C. Spooner
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, UK
D. Walker
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, UK
D. Warner
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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Abstract

The current status of the DRIFT (Directional Recoil Identification From Tracks) experiment at Boulby Mine is presented, including the latest limits on the WIMP spin-dependent cross-section from 1.5 kg days of running with a mixture of CS2 and CF4. Planned upgrades to DRIFT IId are detailed, along with ongoing work towards DRIFT III, which aims to be the world’s first 10 m3-scale directional Dark Matter detector.

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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. 11 - 18
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© EAS, EDP Sciences 2012

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