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TREX-DM: a low-background Micromegas-based TPC for low-mass WIMP detection

If Dark Matter is made of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) with masses below $\sim$20 GeV, the corresponding nuclear recoils in mainstream WIMP experiments are of energies too close, or below, the experimental threshold. Gas…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-10-21 F. J. Iguaz , J. G. Garza , F. Aznar , J. F. Castel , S. Cebrián , T. Dafni , J. A. García , I. G. Irastorza , A. Lagraba , G. Luzón , A. Peiró

Update on the MiniCLEAN Dark Matter Experiment

The direct search for dark matter is entering a period of increased sensitivity to the hypothetical Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP). One such technology that is being examined is a scintillation only noble liquid experiment,…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-03-20 K. Rielage , M. Akashi-Ronquest , M. Bodmer , R. Bourque , B. Buck , A. Butcher , T. Caldwell , Y. Chen , K. Coakley , E. Flores , J. A. Formaggio , D. Gastler , F. Giuliani , M. Gold , E. Grace , J. Griego , N. Guerrero , V. Guiseppe , R. Henning , A. Hime , S. Jaditz , C. Kachulis , E. Kearns , J. Kelsey , J. R. Klein , A. Latorre , I. Lawson , S. Linden , F. Lopez , D. N. McKinsey , S. MacMullin , A. Mastbaum , D. -M. Mei , J. Monroe , J. A. Nikkel , J. Oertel , G. D. Orebi Gann , K. Palladino , G. Perumpilly , L. Rodriguez , R. Schnee , S. Seibert , J. Walding , B. Wang , J. Wang , C. Zhang

First results on low-mass dark matter from the CRESST-III experiment

The CRESST experiment, located at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy, searches for dark matter particles via their elastic scattering off nuclei in a target material. The CRESST target consists of scintillating CaWO$_4$ crystals,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-11-22 CRESST collaboration , F. Petricca , G. Angloher , P. Bauer , A. Bento , C. Bucci , L. Canonica , X. Defay , A. Erb , F. v. Feilitzsch , N. Ferreiro Iachellini , P. Gorla , A. Gütlein , D. Hauff , J. Jochum , M. Kiefer , H. Kluck , H. Kraus , J. C. Lanfranchi , A. Lagenkämper , J. Loebell , M. Mancuso , E. Mondragon , A. Münster , C. Pagliarone , W. Potzel , F. Pröbst , R. Puig , F. Reindl , J. Rothe , K. Schäffner , J. Schieck , S. Schönert , W. Seidel , M. Stahlberg , L. Stodolsky , C. Strandhagen , R. Strauss , A. Tanzke , H. H. Trinh Thi , C. Türkoğlu , A. Ulrich , I. Usherov , S. Wawoczny , M. Willers , M. Wüstrich

Closing the window on WIMP Dark Matter

We study scenarios where Dark Matter is a weakly interacting particle (WIMP) embedded in an ElectroWeak multiplet. In particular, we consider real SU(2) representations with zero hypercharge, that automatically avoid direct detection…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2022-01-19 Salvatore Bottaro , Dario Buttazzo , Marco Costa , Roberto Franceschini , Paolo Panci , Diego Redigolo , Ludovico Vittorio

CoGeNT: A Search for Low-Mass Dark Matter using p-type Point Contact Germanium Detectors

CoGeNT employs p-type point-contact (PPC) germanium detectors to search for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs). By virtue of its low energy threshold and ability to reject surface backgrounds, this type of device allows an…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-07-10 C. E. Aalseth , P. S. Barbeau , J. Colaresi , J. I. Collar , J. Diaz Leon , J. E. Fast , N. E. Fields , T. W. Hossbach , A. Knecht , M. S. Kos , M. G. Marino , H. S. Miley , M. L. Miller , J. L. Orrell , K. M. Yocum

Constraints on Light WIMPs from SuperCDMS

The SuperCDMS experiment searches for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) using cryogenic germanium detectors that measure ionization and phonon energy. Several direct searches for WIMPs have recently reported excesses of events…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-08-13 A. J. Anderson

TREX-DM: a low background Micromegas-based TPC for low mass WIMP detection

Dark Matter experiments are recently focusing their detection techniques in low-mass WIMPs, which requires the use of light elements and low energy threshold. In this context, we present the TREX-DM experiment, a low background…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-11-24 F. J. Iguaz , J. G. Garza , F. Aznar , J. F. Castel , S. Cebrian , T. Dafni , J. A. Garcia , H. Gomez , D. Gonzalez-Diaz , I. G. Irastorza , A. Lagraba , G. Luzon , A. Peiro , A. Rodriguez

Results on MeV-scale dark matter from a gram-scale cryogenic calorimeter operated above ground

Models for light dark matter particles with masses below 1 GeV/c$^2$ are a natural and well-motivated alternative to so-far unobserved weakly interacting massive particles. Gram-scale cryogenic calorimeters provide the required detector…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-25 G. Angloher , P. Bauer , A. Bento , C. Bucci , L. Canonica , X. Defay , A. Erb , F. v. Feilitzsch , N. Ferreiro Iachellini , P. Gorla , A. Gütlein , D. Hauff , J. Jochum , M. Kiefer , H. Kluck , H. Kraus , J. -C. Lanfranchi , A. Langenkämper J. Loebell , M. Mancuso , E. Mondragon , A. Münster , L. Oberauer , C. Pagliarone , F. Petricca , W. Potzel , F. Pröbst , R. Puig , F. Reindl , J. Rothe , K. Schäffner , J. Schieck , S. Schönert , W. Seidel , M. Stahlberg , L. Stodolsky , C. Strandhagen , R. Strauss , A. Tanzke , H. H. Trinh Thi , C. Türkoglu , M. Uffinger , A. Ulrich , I. Usherov , S. Wawoczny , M. Willers , M. Wüstrich , A. Zöller

Light Dark Matter in the light of CRESST-II

Recently the CRESST collaboration has published the long anticipated results of their direct Dark Matter (DM) detection experiment with a CaWO_4 target. The number of observed events exceeds known backgrounds at more than 4 sigma…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-05-30 Joachim Kopp , Thomas Schwetz , Jure Zupan

WIMP Dark Matter Search using a 3.1 Tonne-Year Exposure of the XENONnT Experiment

We report on a search for weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) dark matter (DM) via elastic DM-xenon-nucleus interactions in the XENONnT experiment. We combine datasets from the first and second science campaigns resulting in a total…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2025-12-18 E. Aprile , J. Aalbers , K. Abe , S. Ahmed Maouloud , L. Althueser , B. Andrieu , E. Angelino , D. Antón Martin , S. R. Armbruster , F. Arneodo , L. Baudis , M. Bazyk , L. Bellagamba , R. Biondi , A. Bismark , K. Boese , A. Brown , G. Bruno , R. Budnik , C. Cai , C. Capelli , J. M. R. Cardoso , A. P. Cimental Chávez , A. P. Colijn , J. Conrad , J. J. Cuenca-García , V. D'Andrea , L. C. Daniel Garcia , M. P. Decowski , A. Deisting , C. Di Donato , P. Di Gangi , S. Diglio , K. Eitel , S. el Morabit , A. Elykov , A. D. Ferella , C. Ferrari , H. Fischer , T. Flehmke , M. Flierman , D. Fuchs , W. Fulgione , C. Fuselli , P. Gaemers , R. Gaior , F. Gao , S. Ghosh , R. Giacomobono , F. Girard , R. Glade-Beucke , L. Grandi , J. Grigat , H. Guan , M. Guida , P. Gyorgy , R. Hammann , A. Higuera , C. Hils , L. Hoetzsch , N. F. Hood , M. Iacovacci , Y. Itow , J. Jakob , F. Joerg , Y. Kaminaga , M. Kara , P. Kavrigin , S. Kazama , P. Kharbanda , M. Kobayashi , D. Koke , K. Kooshkjalali , A. Kopec , H. Landsman , R. F. Lang , L. Levinson , I. Li , S. Li , S. Liang , Z. Liang , Y. -T. Lin , S. Lindemann , M. Lindner , K. Liu , M. Liu , J. Loizeau , F. Lombardi , J. Long , J. A. M. Lopes , G. M. Lucchetti , T. Luce , Y. Ma , C. Macolino , J. Mahlstedt , A. Mancuso , L. Manenti , F. Marignetti , T. Marrodán Undagoitia , K. Martens , J. Masbou , S. Mastroianni , A. Melchiorre , J. Merz , M. Messina , A. Michael , K. Miuchi , A. Molinario , S. Moriyama , K. Morå , Y. Mosbacher , M. Murra , J. Müller , K. Ni , U. Oberlack , B. Paetsch , Y. Pan , Q. Pellegrini , R. Peres , C. Peters , J. Pienaar , M. Pierre , G. Plante , T. R. Pollmann , L. Principe , J. Qi , J. Qin , D. Ramírez García , M. Rajado , A. Ravindran , A. Razeto , R. Singh , L. Sanchez , J. M. F. dos Santos , I. Sarnoff , G. Sartorelli , J. Schreiner , P. Schulte , H. Schulze Eißing , M. Schumann , L. Scotto Lavina , M. Selvi , F. Semeria , P. Shagin , S. Shi , J. Shi , M. Silva , H. Simgen , A. Stevens , C. Szyszka , A. Takeda , Y. Takeuchi , P. -L. Tan , D. Thers , G. Trinchero , C. D. Tunnell , F. Tönnies , K. Valerius , S. Vecchi , S. Vetter , F. I. Villazon Solar , G. Volta , C. Weinheimer , M. Weiss , D. Wenz , C. Wittweg , V. H. S. Wu , Y. Xing , D. Xu , Z. Xu , M. Yamashita , J. Yang , L. Yang , J. Ye , L. Yuan , G. Zavattini , Y. Zhao , M. Zhong

Projected WIMP sensitivity of the CDEX-50 dark matter experiment

CDEX-50 is a next-generation project of the China Dark Matter Experiment (CDEX) that aims to search for dark matter using a 50-kg germanium detector array. This paper comprises a thorough summary of the CDEX-50 dark matter experiment,…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2024-08-08 X. P. Geng , L. T. Yang , Q. Yue , K. J. Kang , Y. J. Li , H. P. An , Greeshma C. , J. P. Chang , Y. H. Chen , J. P. Cheng , W. H. Dai , Z. Deng , C. H. Fang , H. Gong , Q. J. Guo , T. Guo , X. Y. Guo , L. He , S. M. He , J. W. Hu , H. X. Huang , T. C. Huang , L. Jiang , S. Karmakar , H. B. Li , H. Y. Li , J. M. Li , J. Li , Q. Y. Li , R. M. J. Li , X. Q. Li , Y. L. Li , Y. F. Liang , B. Liao , F. K. Lin , S. T. Lin , J. X. Liu , S. K. Liu , Y. D. Liu , Y. Liu , Y. Y. Liu , H. Ma , Y. C. Mao , Q. Y. Nie , J. H. Ning , H. Pan , N. C. Qi , J. Ren , X. C. Ruan , M. K. Singh , T. X. Sun , C. J. Tang , Y. Tian , G. F. Wang , J. Z. Wang , L. Wang , Q. Wang , Y. F. Wang , Y. X. Wang , H. T. Wong , S. Y. Wu , Y. C. Wu , H. Y. Xing , R. Xu , Y. Xu , T. Xue , Y. L. Yan , N. Yi , C. X. Yu , H. J. Yu , J. F. Yue , M. Zeng , Z. Zeng , B. T. Zhang , F. S. Zhang , L. Zhang , Z. H. Zhang , Z. Y. Zhang , J. Z. Zhao , K. K. Zhao , M. G. Zhao , J. F. Zhou , Z. Y. Zhou , J. J. Zhu

Directional detection of Dark Matter with the MIcro-tpc MAtrix of Chambers

Particles weakly interacting with ordinary matter, with an associated mass of the order of an atomic nucleus (WIMPs), are plausible candidates for Dark Matter. The direct detection of an elastic collision of a target nuclei induced by one…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-01 C. Couturier , O. Guillaudin , F. Naraghi , Q. Riffard , D. Santos , N. Sauzet , P. Colas , E. Ferrer Ribas , I. Giomataris , J. Busto , D. Fouchez , C. Tao , N. Zhou

Silicon Detector Dark Matter Results from the Final Exposure of CDMS II

We report results of a search for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPS) with the silicon detectors of the CDMS II experiment. This blind analysis of 140.2 kg-days of data taken between July 2007 and September 2008 revealed three…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2013-10-15 CDMS Collaboration , R. Agnese , Z. Ahmed , A. J. Anderson , S. Arrenberg , D. Balakishiyeva , R. Basu Thakur , D. A. Bauer , J. Billard , 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 , 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 , B. Loer , 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. Zhang

Limits on WIMP dark matter using scintillating CaWO4 cryogenic detectors with active background suppression

We present first significant limits on WIMP dark matter by the phonon-light technique, where combined phonon and light signals from a scintillating cryogenic detector are used. Data from early 2004 with two 300 g CRESST-II prototype…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 G. Angloher , C. Bucci , P. Christ , C. Cozzini , F. von Feilitzsch , D. Hauff , S. Henry , Th. Jagemann , J. Jochum , H. Kraus , B. Majorovits , J. Ninkovic , F. Petricca , W. Potzel , F. Pröbst , Y. Ramachers , M. Razeti , W. Rau , W. Seidel , M. Stark , L. Stodolsky , A. J. B. Tolhurst , W. Westphal , H. Wulandari

TREX-DM: a low background Micromegas-based TPC for low-mass WIMP detection

Dark Matter experiments are recently focusing their detection techniques in low-mass WIMPs, which requires the use of light elements and low energy threshold. In this context, we describe the TREX-DM experiment, a low background…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-06-22 F. J. Iguaz , J. G. Garza , F. Aznar , J. F. Castel , S. Cebrian , T. Dafni , J. A. Garcia , I. G. Irastorza , A. Lagraba , G. Luzon , A. Peiro

Theoretical Interpretation of Experimental Data from Direct Dark Matter Detection

Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) are one of the leading candidates for Dark Matter. Currently, the most promising method to detect WIMPs is the direct detection of the recoil energy deposited in a low-background laboratory…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-11-10 Chung-Lin Shan

Direct detection of WIMPs

A generic weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) is one of the most attractive candidates to account for the cold dark matter in our Universe, since it would be thermally produced with the correct abundance to account for the observed…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-10-13 David G. Cerdeno , Anne M. Green

Searching for light WIMPS via their interaction with electrons

In the present work we examine the possibility of detecting light dark matter particles (WIMP) utilizing their possible interactions with the electrons. Employing reasonable theoretical models we evaluate the expected event rates in the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2019-04-11 J. D. Vergados

A Search of Low-Mass WIMPs with p-type Point Contact Germanium Detector in the CDEX-1 Experiment

The CDEX-1 experiment conducted a search of low-mass (< 10 GeV/c2) Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) dark matter at the China Jinping Underground Laboratory using a p-type point-contact germanium detector with a fiducial mass of…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2016-10-25 W. Zhao , Q. Yue , K. J. Kang , J. P. Cheng , Y. J. Li , H. T. Wong , S. T. Lin , J. P. Chang , J. H. Chen , Q. H. Chen , Y. H. Chen , Z. Deng , Q. Du , H. Gong , X. Q. Hao , H. J. He , Q. J. He , H. X. Huang , T. R. Huang , H. Jiang , H. B. Li , J. Li , J. Li , J. M. Li , X. Li , X. Y. Li , Y. L. Li , F. K. Lin , S. K. Liu , L. C. Lü , H. Ma , J. L. Ma , S. J. Mao , J. Q. Qin , J. Ren , J. Ren , X. C. Ruan , V. Sharma , M. B. Shen , L. Singh , M. K. Singh , A. K. Soma , J. Su , C. J. Tang , J. M. Wang , L. Wang , Q. Wang , S. Y. Wu , Y. C. Wu , Z. Z. Xianyu , R. Q. Xiao , H. Y. Xing , F. Z. Xu , Y. Xu , X. J. Xu , T. Xue , L. T. Yang , S. W. Yang , N. Yi , C. X. Yu , H. Yu , X. Z. Yu , M. Zeng , X. H. Zeng , Z. Zeng , L. Zhang , Y. H. Zhang , M. G. Zhao , Z. Y. Zhou , J. J. Zhu , W. B. Zhu , X. Z. Zhu , Z. H. Zhu

Studies of the muon-induced neutron background in LSM: detector concept and status of the installation

A good particle candidate for Cold Dark Matter (CDM) is the supersymmetric neutralino or more generally a weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP). The expected interaction rate of WIMPs with the detector medium in the direct detection…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2010-02-17 V. Kozlov