The CYGNO experiment, a directional detector for direct Dark Matter searches
Abstract
The CYGNO project aims at the development of a high precision optical readout gaseous Tima Projection Chamber (TPC) for directional dark matter (DM) searches, to be hosted at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS). CYGNO employs a He:CF gas mixture at atmospheric pressure with a Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) based amplification structure coupled to an optical readout comprised of sCMOS cameras and photomultiplier tubes (PMTs). This experimental setup allows to achieve 3D tracking and background rejection down to O(1) keV energy, to boost sensitivity to low WIMP masses. The characteristics of the optical readout approach in terms of the light yield will be illustrated along with the particle identification properties. The project timeline foresees, in the next 2-3 years, the realisation and installation of a 0.4 m TPC in the underground laboratories at LNGS to act as a demonstrator. Finally, the studies of the expected DM sensitivities of the CYGNO demonstrator will be presented.
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@article{arxiv.2306.04568,
title = {The CYGNO experiment, a directional detector for direct Dark Matter searches},
author = {F. D. Amaro and E. Baracchini and L. Benussi and S. Bianco and C. Capoccia and M. Caponero and D. S. Cardoso and G. Cavoto and A. Cortez and I. A. Costa and E. Dané and G. Dho and F. Di Giambattista and E. Di Marco and G. D'Imperio and F. Iacoangeli and H. P. L. Jùnior and G. S. P. Lopes and G. Maccarrone and R. D. P. Mano and R. R. M. Gregorio and D. J. G. Marques and G. Mazzitelli and A. G. McLean and A. Messina and C. M. B. Monteiro and R. A. Nobrega and I. F. Pains and E. Paoletti and L. Passamonti and S. Pelosi and F. Petrucci and S. Piacentini and D. Piccolo and D. Pierluigi and D. Pinci and A. Prajapati and F. Renga and R. J. C. Roque and F. Rosatelli and A. Russo and J. M. F. dos Santos and G. Saviano and N. J. C. Spooner and R. Tesauro and S. Tomassini and S. Torelli},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.04568},
year = {2023}
}