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Dark Matter Spin-Dependent Limits for WIMP Interactions on 19-F by PICASSO

The PICASSO experiment at SNOLAB reports new results for spin-dependent WIMP interactions on $^{19}$F using the superheated droplet technique. A new generation of detectors and new features which enable background discrimination via the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2009-11-23 S. Archambault , F. Aubin , M. Auger , E. Behnke , B. Beltran , K. Clark , X. Dai , A. Davour , J. Farine , R. Faust , M. -H. Genest , G. Giroux , R. Gornea , C. Krauss , S. Kumaratunga , I. Lawson , C. Leroy , L. Lessard , C. Levy , I. Levine , R. MacDonald , J. -P. Martin , P. Nadeau , A. Noble , M. -C. Piro , S. Pospisil , T. Shepherd , N. Starinski , I. Stekl , C. Storey , U. Wichoski , V. Zacek

Are direct search experiments sensitive to all spin-independent WIMP candidates?

The common analysis of direct searches for spin-independent Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) assumes that a spin-independent WIMP couples with the same strength with both nucleons, \textit{i.e.} that the spin-independent…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 F. Giuliani

Results from the Final Exposure of the CDMS II Experiment

We report results from a blind analysis of the final data taken with the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search experiment (CDMS II) at the Soudan Underground Laboratory, Minnesota, USA. A total raw exposure of 612 kg-days was analyzed for this work.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 The CDMS Collaboration , Z. Ahmed

Constraints on inelastic dark matter from the CDEX-1B experiment

We present limits on spin-independent inelastic weakly interacting massive particles (WIMP)-nucleus scattering using the 737.1 kg$\cdot$day dataset from the CDEX-1B experiment. Expected nuclear recoil spectra for various inelastic WIMP…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2026-01-01 Y. F. Liang , L. T. Yang , Q. Yue , K. J. Kang , Y. J. Li , H. P. An , Greeshma C. , J. P. Chang , H. Chen , Y. H. Chen , J. P. Cheng , J. Y. Cui , W. H. Dai , Z. Deng , Y. X. Dong , C. H. Fang , H. Gong , Q. J. Guo , T. Guo , X. Y. Guo , L. He , J. R. He , H. X. Huang , T. C. Huang , S. Karmakar , Y. S. Lan , H. B. Li , H. Y. Li , J. M. Li , J. Li , M. C. Li , Q. Y. Li , R. M. J. Li , X. Q. Li , Y. L. Li , B. Liao , F. K. Lin , S. T. Lin , J. X. Liu , R. Z. Liu , S. K. Liu , Y. D. Liu , Y. Liu , Y. Y. Liu , H. Ma , Y. C. Mao , A. Mureed , H. Pan , N. C. Qi , J. Ren , X. C. Ruan , M. B. Shen , H. Y. Shi , M. K. Singh , T. X. Sun , W. L. Sun , C. J. Tang , Y. Tian , H. F. Wan , G. F. Wang , J. Z. Wang , L. Wang , Q. Wang , Q. Wang , Y. F. Wang , Y. X. Wang , H. T. Wong , Y. C. Wu , H. Y. Xing , K. Z. Xiong , R. Xu , Y. Xu , T. Xue , Y. L. Yan , N. Yi , C. X. Yu , H. J. Yu , X. Yu , M. Zeng , Z. Zeng , F. S. Zhang , P. Zhang , P. Zhang , Z. Y. Zhang , M. G. Zhao , J. F. Zhou , Z. Y. Zhou , J. J. Zhu

A Search for WIMPs with the First Five-Tower Data from CDMS

We report first results from the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS II) experiment running with its full complement of 30 cryogenic particle detectors at the Soudan Underground Laboratory. This report is based on the analysis of data…

Astrophysics · Physics 2012-08-27 CDMS Collaboration

Improved Limits on Scattering of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles from Reanalysis of 2013 LUX data

We present constraints on weakly interacting massive particles (WIMP)-nucleus scattering from the 2013 data of the Large Underground Xenon dark matter experiment, including $1.4\times10^{4}\;\mathrm{kg\; day}$ of search exposure. This new…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-05-17 LUX Collaboration , D. S. Akerib , H. M. Araújo , X. Bai , A. J. Bailey , J. Balajthy , P. Beltrame , E. P. Bernard , A. Bernstein , T. P. Biesiadzinski , E. M. Boulton , A. Bradley , R. Bramante , S. B. Cahn , M. C. Carmona-Benitez , C. Chan , J. J. Chapman , A. A. Chiller , C. Chiller , A. Currie , J. E. Cutter , T. J. R. Davison , L. de Viveiros , A. Dobi , J. E. Y. Dobson , E. Druszkiewicz , B. N. Edwards , C. H. Faham , S. Fiorucci , R. J. Gaitskell , V. M. Gehman , C. Ghag , K. R. Gibson , M. G. D. Gilchriese , C. R. Hall , M. Hanhardt , S. J. Haselschwardt , S. A. Hertel , D. P. Hogan , M. Horn , D. Q. Huang , C. M. Ignarra , M. Ihm , R. G. Jacobsen , W. Ji , K. Kazkaz , D. Khaitan , R. Knoche , N. A. Larsen , C. Lee , B. G. Lenardo , K. T. Lesko , A. Lindote , M. I. Lopes , D. C. Malling , A. Manalaysay , R. L. Mannino , M. F. Marzioni , D. N. McKinsey , D. M. Mei , J. Mock , M. Moongweluwan , J. A. Morad , A. St. J. Murphy , C. Nehrkorn , H. N. Nelson , F. Neves , K. O`Sullivan , K. C. Oliver-Mallory , R. A. Ott , K. J. Palladino , M. Pangilinan , E. K. Pease , P. Phelps , L. Reichhart , C. Rhyne , S. Shaw , T. A. Shutt , C. Silva , V. N. Solovov , P. Sorensen , S. Stephenson , T. J. Sumner , M. Szydagis , D. J. Taylor , W. Taylor , B. P. Tennyson , P. A. Terman , D. R. Tiedt , W. H. To , M. Tripathi , L. Tvrznikova , S. Uvarov , J. R. Verbus , R. C. Webb , J. T. White , T. J. Whitis , M. S. Witherell , F. L. H. Wolfs , K. Yazdani , S. K. Young , C. Zhang

Limits on spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon cross sections from 225 live days of XENON100 data

We present new experimental constraints on the elastic, spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon cross section using recent data from the XENON100 experiment, operated in the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy. An analysis of 224.6 live days x…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-08-09 XENON100 collaboration , E. Aprile , M. Alfonsi , K. Arisaka , F. Arneodo , C. Balan , L. Baudis , B. Bauermeister , A. Behrens , P. Beltrame , K. Bokeloh , A. Brown , E. Brown , G. Bruno , R. Budnik , J. M. R. Cardoso , W. -T. Chen , B. Choi , A. P. Colijn , H. Contreras , J. P. Cussonneau , M. P. Decowski , E. Duchovni , S. Fattori , A. D. Ferella , W. Fulgione , F. Gao , M. Garbini , C. Ghag , K. -L. Giboni , L. W. Goetzke , C. Grignon , E. Gross , W. Hampel , F. Kaether , A. Kish , J. Lamblin , H. Landsman , R. F. Lang , M. Le Calloch , D. Lellouch , C. Levy , K. E. Lim , Q. Lin , S. Lindemann , M. Lindner , J. A. M. Lopes , K. Lung , T. Marrodan Undagoitia , F. V. Massoli , A. J. Melgarejo Fernandez , Y. Meng , M. Messina , A. Molinario , K. Ni , U. Oberlack , S. E. A. Orrigo , E. Pantic , R. Persiani , G. Plante , N. Priel , A. Rizzo , S. Rosendahl , J. M. F. dos Santos , G. Sartorelli , J. Schreiner , M. Schumann , L. Scotto Lavina , P. R. Scovell , M. Selvi , P. Shagin , H. Simgen , A. Teymourian , D. Thers , O. Vitells , H. Wang , M. Weber , C. Weinheimer

New Results from the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search Experiment

Using improved Ge and Si detectors, better neutron shielding, and increased counting time, the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS) experiment has obtained stricter limits on the cross section of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs)…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2012-08-27 CDMS Collaboration

New limits on spin-independent and spin-dependent couplings of low-mass WIMP dark matter with a germanium detector at a threshold of 220 eV

An energy threshold of (220+-10) eV was achieved at an efficiency of 50% with a four-channel ultra-low-energy germanium detector each with an active mass of 5 g. This provides a unique probe to WIMP dark matter with mass below 10 GeV. With…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2009-03-24 TEXONO Collaboration , S. T. Lin

Constraints on Low-Mass WIMP Interactions on 19F from PICASSO

Recent results from the PICASSO dark matter search experiment at SNOLAB are reported. These results were obtained using a subset of 10 detectors with a total target mass of 0.72 kg of 19F and an exposure of 114 kgd. The low backgrounds in…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2012-11-07 The PICASSO Collaboration , S. Archambault , E. Behnke , P. Bhattacharjee , S. Bhattacharya , X. Dai , M. Das , A. Davour , F. Debris , N. Dhungana , J. Farine , S. Gagnebin , G. Giroux , E. Grace , C. M. Jackson , A. Kamaha , C. Krauss , S. Kumaratunga , M. Lafrenière , M. Laurin , I. Lawson , L. Lessard , I. Levine , C. Levy , R. P. MacDonald , D. Marlisov , J. -P. Martin , P. Mitra , A. J. Noble , M. -C. Piro , R. Podviyanuk , S. Pospisil , S. Saha , O. Scallon , S. Seth , N. Starinski , I. Stekl , U. Wichoski , T. Xie , V. Zacek

Limits on the spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon cross-sections from the first science run of the ZEPLIN-III experiment

We present new experimental constraints on the WIMP-nucleon spin-dependent elastic cross-sections using data from the first science run of ZEPLIN-III, a two-phase xenon experiment searching for galactic dark matter WIMPs based at the Boulby…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2009-10-29 V. N. Lebedenko , H. M. Araujo , E. J. Barnes , A. Bewick , R. Cashmore , V. Chepel , D. Davidge , J. Dawson , T. Durkin , B. Edwards , C. Ghag , V. Graffagnino , M. Horn , A. S. Howard , A. J. Hughes , W. G. Jones , M. Joshi , G. E. Kalmus , A. G. Kovalenko , A. Lindote , I. Liubarsky , M. I. Lopes , R. Luscher , K. Lyons , P. Majewski , A. StJ. Murphy , F. Neves , J. Pinto da Cunha , R. Preece , J. J. Quenby , P. R. Scovell , C. Silva , V. N. Solovov , N. J. T. Smith , P. F. Smith , V. N. Stekhanov , T. J. Sumner , C. Thorne , R. J. Walker

Lowering the Threshold in the DAMA Dark Matter Search

The DAMA experiment searches for Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP) dark matter via its expected but rare interactions within the detector, where the interaction rates will modulate throughout the year due to the orbital motion of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Chris Kelso , Pearl Sandick , Christopher Savage

New Limits on Dark Matter from Super-Kamiokande

The signals observed at the direct detection experiments DAMA, CoGeNT and CRESST could be explained by light WIMPs with sizeable spin-independent cross sections with nucleons. The capture and subsequent annihilation of such particles in the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2011-06-21 Rolf Kappl , Martin Wolfgang Winkler

Limits on WIMP dark matter with NaI(Tl) crystals in three years of COSINE-100 data

We report limits on WIMP dark matter derived from three years of data collected by the COSINE-100 experiment with NaI(Tl) crystals, achieving an improved energy threshold of 0.7 keV. This lowered threshold enhances sensitivity in the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2025-10-24 G. H. Yu , N. Carlin , J. Y. Cho , J. J. Choi , S. Choi , A. C. Ezeribe , L. E. Franca , C. Ha , I. S. Hahn , S. J. Hollick , E. J. Jeon , H. W. Joo , W. G. Kang , M. Kauer , B. H. Kim , H. J. Kim , J. Kim , K. W. Kim , S. H. Kim , S. K. Kim , W. K. Kim , Y. D. Kim , Y. H. Kim , Y. J. Ko , D. H. Lee , E. K. Lee , H. Lee , H. S. Lee , H. Y. Lee , I. S. Lee , J. Lee , J. Y. Lee , M. H. Lee , S. H. Lee , S. M. Lee , Y. J. Lee , D. S. Leonard , N. T. Luan , V. H. A. Machado , B. B. Manzato , R. H. Maruyama , R. J. Neal , S. L. Olsen , B. J. Park , H. K. Park , H. S. Park , J. C. Park , K. S. Park , S. D. Park , R. L. C. Pitta , H. Prihtiadi , S. J. Ra , C. Rott , K. A. Shin , D. F. F. S. Cavalcante , M. K. Son , N. J. C. Spooner , L. T. Truc , L. Yang

Results from a search for dark matter in the complete LUX exposure

We report constraints on spin-independent weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP)-nucleon scattering using a 3.35e4 kg-day exposure of the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment. A dual-phase xenon time projection chamber with 250 kg…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-18 D. S. Akerib , S. Alsum , H. M. Araújo , X. Bai , A. J. Bailey , J. Balajthy , P. Beltrame , E. P. Bernard , A. Bernstein , T. P. Biesiadzinski , E. M. Boulton , R. Bramante , P. Brás , D. Byram , S. B. Cahn , M. C. Carmona-Benitez , C. Chan , A. A. Chiller , C. Chiller , A. Currie , J. E. Cutter , T. J. R. Davison , A. Dobi , J. E. Y. Dobson , E. Druszkiewicz , B. N. Edwards , C. H. Faham , S. Fiorucci , R. J. Gaitskell , V. M. Gehman , C. Ghag , K. R. Gibson , M. G. D. Gilchriese , C. R. Hall , M. Hanhardt , S. J. Haselschwardt , S. A. Hertel , D. P. Hogan , M. Horn , D. Q. Huang , C. M. Ignarra , M. Ihm , R. G. Jacobsen , W. Ji , K. Kamdin , K. Kazkaz , D. Khaitan , R. Knoche , N. A. Larsen , C. Lee , B. G. Lenardo , K. T. Lesko , A. Lindote , M. I. Lopes , A. Manalaysay , R. L. Mannino , M. F. Marzioni , D. N. McKinsey , D. M. Mei , J. Mock , M. Moongweluwan , J. A. Morad , A. St. J. Murphy , C. Nehrkorn , H. N. Nelson , F. Neves , K. O`Sullivan , K. C. Oliver-Mallory , K. J. Palladino , E. K. Pease , P. Phelps , L. Reichhart , C. Rhyne , S. Shaw , T. A. Shutt , C. Silva , M. Solmaz , V. N. Solovov , P. Sorensen , S. Stephenson , T. J. Sumner , M. Szydagis , D. J. Taylor , W. C. Taylor , B. P. Tennyson , P. A. Terman , D. R. Tiedt , W. H. To , M. Tripathi , L. Tvrznikova , S. Uvarov , J. R. Verbus , R. C. Webb , J. T. White , T. J. Whitis , M. S. Witherell , F. L. H. Wolfs , J. Xu , K. Yazdani , S. K. Young , C. Zhang

Silicon detector results from the first five-tower run of CDMS II

We report results of a search for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) with the Si detectors of the CDMS II experiment. This report describes a blind analysis of the first data taken with CDMS II's full complement of detectors in…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-09-17 CDMS Collaboration , R. Agnese , Z. Ahmed , A. J. Anderson , S. Arrenberg , D. Balakishiyeva , R. Basu Thakur , D. A. Bauer , A. Borgland , D. Brandt , P. L. Brink , T. Bruch , R. Bunker , B. Cabrera , D. O. Caldwell , D. G. Cerdeno , H. Chagani , J. Cooley , B. Cornell , C. H. Crewdson , P. Cushman , M. Daal , F. Dejongh , P. C. F. Di Stefano , E. do Couto e Silva , T. Doughty , L. Esteban , S. Fallows , E. Figueroa-Feliciano , J. Filippini , J. Fox , M. Fritts , G. L. Godfrey , S. R. Golwala , J. Hall , R. H. Harris , S. A. Hertel , T. Hofer , D. Holmgren , L. Hsu , M. E. Huber , A. Jastram , O. Kamaev , B. Kara , M. H. Kelsey , A. Kennedy , P. Kim , M. Kiveni , K. Koch , M. Kos , S. W. Leman , E. Lopez-Asamar , R. Mahapatra , V. Mandic , C. Martinez , K. A. McCarthy , N. Mirabolfathi , R. A. Moffatt , D. C. Moore , P. Nadeau , R. H. Nelson , K. Page , R. Partridge , M. Pepin , A. Phipps , K. Prasad , M. Pyle , H. Qiu , W. Rau , P. Redl , A. Reisetter , Y. Ricci , T. Saab , B. Sadoulet , J. Sander , K. Schneck , R. W. Schnee , S. Scorza , B. Serfass , B. Shank , D. Speller , K. M. Sundqvist , A. N. Villano , B. Welliver , D. H. Wright , S. Yellin , J. J. Yen , J. Yoo , B. A. Young , J. Zhan

Limits on spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon cross section obtained from the complete LUX exposure

We present experimental constraints on the spin-dependent WIMP-nucleon elastic cross sections from the total 129.5 kg-year exposure acquired by the Large Underground Xenon experiment (LUX), operating at the Sanford Underground Research…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-06-27 LUX Collaboration , D. S. Akerib , S. Alsum , H. M. Araújo , X. Bai , A. J. Bailey , J. Balajthy , P. Beltrame , E. P. Bernard , A. Bernstein , T. P. Biesiadzinski , E. M. Boulton , P. Brás , D. Byram , S. B. Cahn , M. C. Carmona-Benitez , C. Chan , A. A. Chiller , C. Chiller , A. Currie , J. E. Cutter , T. J. R. Davison , A. Dobi , J. E. Y. Dobson , E. Druszkiewicz , B. N. Edwards , C. H. Faham , S. R. Fallon , S. Fiorucci , R. J. Gaitskell , V. M. Gehman , C. Ghag , M. G. D. Gilchriese , C. R. Hall , M. Hanhardt , S. J. Haselschwardt , S. A. Hertel , D. P. Hogan , M. Horn , D. Q. Huang , C. M. Ignarra , R. G. Jacobsen , W. Ji , K. Kamdin , K. Kazkaz , D. Khaitan , R. Knoche , N. A. Larsen , C. Lee , B. G. Lenardo , K. T. Lesko , A. Lindote , M. I. Lopes , A. Manalaysay , R. L. Mannino , M. F. Marzioni , D. N. McKinsey , D. M. Mei , J. Mock , M. Moongweluwan , J. A. Morad , A. St. J. Murphy , C. Nehrkorn , H. N. Nelson , F. Neves , K. O'Sullivan , K. C. Oliver-Mallory , K. J. Palladino , E. K. Pease , L. Reichhart , C. Rhyne , S. Shaw , T. A. Shutt , C. Silva , M. Solmaz , V. N. Solovov , P. Sorensen , S. Stephenson , T. J. Sumner , M. Szydagis , D. J. Taylor , W. C. Taylor , B. P. Tennyson , P. A. Terman , D. R. Tiedt , W. H. To , M. Tripathi , L. Tvrznikova , S. Uvarov , V. Velan , J. R. Verbus , R. C. Webb , J. T. White , T. J. Whitis , M. S. Witherell , F. L. H. Wolfs , J. Xu , K. Yazdani , S. K. Young , C. Zhang

Can WIMP Spin Dependent Couplings explain DAMA data, in light of Null Results from Other Experiments?

We examine whether the annual modulation found by the DAMA dark matter experiment can be explained by Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs), in light of new null results from other experiments. CDMS II has already ruled out most…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Christopher Savage , Paolo Gondolo , Katherine Freese

CDMS-II to SuperCDMS: WIMP search at a zeptobarn

The Cryogenic Dark Matter search experiment (CDMS) employs low-temperature Ge and Si detectors to detect WIMPs via their elastic scattering of target nuclei. The last analysis with an germanium exposure of 397.8 kg-days resulted in zero…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 T. Bruch

Preliminary Limits on the WIMP-Nucleon Cross Section from the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS)

We are conducting an experiment to search for WIMPs, or weakly-interacting massive particles, in the galactic halo using terrestrial detectors. This generic class of hypothetical particles, whose properties are similar to those predicted by…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 DS Akerib , PD Barnes , DA Bauer , PL Brink , B Cabrera , DO Caldwell , RM Clarke , A Da Silva , AK Davies , BL Dougherty , KD Irwin , RJ Gaitskell , SR Golwala , EE Haller , J Jochum , WB Knowlton , V Kuzminov , SW Nam , V Novikov , MJ Penn , TA Perera , RR Ross , B Sadoulet , RW Schnee , T Shutt , A Smith , AH Sonnenschein , AL Spadafora , WK Stockwell , S Yellin , BA Young