DMTPC: a new apparatus for directional detection of Dark Matter
Astrophysics
2008-10-03 v1
Abstract
Directional detection of Dark Matter allows for unambiguous direct detection of WIMPs as well as discrimination between various Dark Matter models in our galaxy. The DMTPC detector is a low-pressure TPC with optical readout designed for directional direct detection of WIMPs. By using CF4 gas as the active material, the detector also has excellent sensitivity to spin-dependent interactions of Dark Matter on protons.
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@article{arxiv.0810.0291,
title = {DMTPC: a new apparatus for directional detection of Dark Matter},
author = {G. Sciolla and A. Lee and J. Battat and T. Caldwell and B. Cornell and D. Dujmic and P. Fisher and S. Henderson and R. Lanza and J. Lopez and A. Kaboth and G. Kohse and J. Monroe and T. Sahin and R . Vanderspek and R. Yamamoto and H. Yegoryan and S. Alhen and D. Avery and K. Otis and A. Roccaro and H. Tomita and A. Dushkin and H. Wellenstein},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.0291},
year = {2008}
}
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Presented at ICHEP08, Philadelphia, USA, July 2008. 3 pages, LaTeX, 1 pdf figure