Prospects for a direct dark matter search using high resistivity CCD detectors
High Energy Physics - Experiment
2008-07-01 v3
Abstract
The possibility of using CCD detectors in a low threshold direct detection dark matter search experiment is discussed. We present the main features of the DECam detectors that make them a good alternative for such an experiment, namely their low noise and their large depleted volume. The performance of the DECam CCDs for the detection of nuclear recoils is discussed, and a measurement of the ionization efficiency for these events is presented. Finally the plans and expected reach for the CCD Experiment at Low Background (CELB) are discussed.
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@article{arxiv.0802.2872,
title = {Prospects for a direct dark matter search using high resistivity CCD detectors},
author = {J. Estrada and H. Cease and H. T. Diehl and B. Flaugher and J. Jones and D. Kubik and A. Sonnenschein},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.2872},
year = {2008}
}