The DMTPC detector
Astrophysics
2010-02-17 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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Cite
@article{arxiv.0811.2922,
title = {The DMTPC detector},
author = {G. Sciolla and J. Battat and T. Caldwell and B. Cornell and D. Dujmic and P. Fisher and S. Henderson and R. Lanza and A. Lee 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. Ahlen and D. Avery and K. Otis and A. Roccaro and H. Tomita and A. Dushkin and H. Wellenstein},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0811.2922},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
5 pages, 1 pdf figure, proceedings of IDM2008, submitted to PoS