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A prototype detector for the CRESST-III low-mass dark matter search

The CRESST-III experiment which is dedicated to low-mass dark matter search uses scintillating CaWO$_4$ crystals operated as cryogenic particle detectors. Background discrimination is achieved by exploiting the scintillating light signal of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-26 R. Strauss , G. Angloher , P. Bauer , X. Defay , A. Erb , F. v. Feilitzsch , N. Ferreiro Iachellini , R. Hampf , D. Hauff , M. Kiefer , J. -C. Lanfranchi , A. Langenkämper , E. Mondragon , A. Münster , C. Oppenheimer , F. Petricca , W. Potzel , F. Pröbst , F. Reindl , J. Rothe , S. Schönert , W. Seidel , H. Steiger , L. Stodolsky , A. Tanzke , H. H. Trinh Thi , A. Ulrich , S. Wawoczny , M. Willers , M. Wüstrich , A. Zöller

High-Dimensional Bayesian Likelihood Normalisation for CRESST's Background Model

Using CaWO$_4$ crystals as cryogenic calorimeters, the CRESST experiment searches for nuclear recoils caused by the scattering of potential Dark Matter particles. A reliable identification of a potential signal crucially depends on an…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-01-10 G. Angloher , S. Banik , G. Benato , A. Bento , A. Bertolini , R. Breier , C. Bucci , J. Burkhart , L. Canonica , A. D'Addabbo , S. Di Lorenzo , L. Einfalt , A. Erb , F. v. Feilitzsch , S. Fichtinger , D. Fuchs , A. Garai , V. M. Ghete , P. Gorla , P. V. Guillaumon , S. Gupta , D. Hauff , M. Jeskovsky , J. Jochum , M. Kaznacheeva , A. Kinast , H. Kluck , H. Kraus , S. Kuckuk , A. Langenkaemper , M. Mancuso , L. Marini , L. Meyer , V. Mokina , A. Nilima , M. Olmi , T. Ortmann , C. Pagliarone , L. Pattavina , F. Petricca , W. Potzel , P. Povinec , F. Proebst , F. Pucci , F. Reindl , J. Rothe , K. Schaeffner , J. Schieck , D. Schmiedmayer , S. Schoenert , C. Schwertner , M. Stahlberg , L. Stodolsky , C. Strandhagen , R. Strauss , I. Usherov , F. Wagner , M. Willers , V. Zema , F. Ferella , M. Laubenstein , S. Nisi

Search for low-mass Dark Matter with the CRESST Experiment

CRESST is a multi-stage experiment directly searching for dark matter (DM) using cryogenic $\mathrm{CaWO_4}$ crystals. Previous stages established leading limits for the spin-independent DM-nucleon cross section down to DM-particle masses…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-11-07 H. Kluck , 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. Kraus , J. -C. Lanfranchi , A. Langenkämper , J. Loebell , M. Mancuso , E. Mondragon , A. Münster , 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. Türkoğlu , A. Ulrich , I. Usherov , S. Wawoczny , M. Willers , M. Wüstrich

The CRESST Dark Matter Search - Status and Perspectives

In the past years the spotlight of the search for dark matter particles widened to the low mass region, both from theoretical and experimental side. We discuss results from data obtained in 2013 with a single detector TUM40. This detector…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-10-01 The CRESST Collaboration , F. Reindl , G. Angloher , 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 , J. Loebell , A. Münster , C. Pagliarone , F. Petricca , W. Potzel , F. Pröbst , K. Schäffner , J. Schieck , S. Schönert , W. Seidel , L. Stodolsky , C. Strandhagen , R. Strauss , A. Tanzke , H. H. Trinh Thi , C. Türkoğlu , M. Uffinger , A. Ulrich , I. Usherov , S. Wawoczny , M. Willers , M. Wüstrich , A. Zöller

Electron and Gamma Background in CRESST Detectors

The CRESST experiment monitors 300g CaWO_4 crystals as targets for particle interactions in an ultra low background environment. In this paper, we analyze the background spectra that are recorded by three detectors over many weeks of data…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2009-12-15 R. F. Lang , G. Angloher , M. Bauer , I. Bavykina , A. Bento , A. Brown , C. Bucci , C. Ciemniak , C. Coppi , G. Deuter , F. von Feilitzsch , D. Hauff , S. Henry , P. Huff , J. Imber , S. Ingleby , C. Isaila , J. Jochum , M. Kiefer , M. Kimmerle , H. Kraus , J. -C. Lanfranchi , B. Majorovits , M. Malek , R. McGowan , V. B. Mikhailik , E. Pantic , F. Petricca , S. Pfister , W. Potzel , F. Pröbst , S. Roth , K. Rottler , C. Sailer , K. Schäffner , J. Schmaler , S. Scholl , W. Seidel , L. Stodolsky , A. J. B. Tolhurst , I. Usherov , W. Westphal

Beta/gamma and alpha backgrounds in CRESST-II Phase 2

The experiment CRESST-II aims at the detection of dark matter with scintillating CaWO$_4$ crystals operated as cryogenic detectors. Recent results on spin-independent WIMP-nucleon scattering from the CRESST-II Phase 2 allowed to probe a new…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-01-26 R. Strauss , G. Angloher , A. Bento , C. Bucci , L. Canonica , 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 , J. Loebell , A. Münster , F. Petricca , W. Potzel , F. Pröbst , F. Reindl , S. Roth , K. Rottler , C. Sailer , K. Schäffner , J. Schieck , S. Scholl , S. Schönert , W. Seidel , M. v. Sivers , L. Stodolsky , C. Strandhagen , A. Tanzke , M. Uffinger , A. Ulrich , I. Usherov , S. Wawoczny , M. Willers , M. Wüstrich , A. Zöller

First results from the CRESST-III low-mass dark matter program

The CRESST experiment is a direct dark matter search which aims to measure interactions of potential dark matter particles in an earth-bound detector. With the current stage, CRESST-III, we focus on a low energy threshold for increased…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-12-04 CRESST Collaboration , A. H. Abdelhameed , G. Angloher , P. Bauer , A. Bento , E. Bertoldo , C. Bucci , L. Canonica , A. D'Addabbo , X. Defay , S. Di Lorenzo , A. Erb , F. v. Feilitzsch , S. Fichtinger , N. Ferreiro Iachellini , A. Fuss , P. Gorla , D. Hauff , J. Jochum , A. Kinast , H. Kluck , H. Kraus , A. Langenkämper , M. Mancuso , V. Mokina , E. Mondragon , A. Münster , M. Olmi , T. Ortmann , C. Pagliarone , L. Pattavina , F. Petricca , W. Potzel , F. Pröbst , F. Reindl , J. Rothe , K. Schäffner , J. Schieck , V. Schipperges , D. Schmiedmayer , S. Schönert , C. Schwertner , M. Stahlberg , L. Stodolsky , C. Strandhagen , R. Strauss , C. Türkoglu , I. Usherov , M. Willers , V. Zema

Optimisation of TES design for the CRESST experiment

The CRESST experiment aims at the direct detection of sub-GeV dark matter particles via elastic scattering off nuclei in different target crystals at cryogenic temperatures. The advancement in W-TES sensors allowed the CRESST detectors to…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2026-05-11 G. Angloher , S. Banik , A. Bento , A. Bertolini , R. Breier , C. Bucci , J. Burkhart , L. Burmeister , L. Canonica , E. Cipelli , S. Di Lorenzo , J. Dohm , F. Dominsky , A. Erb , E. Fascione , F. v. Feilitzsch , S. Fichtinger , D. Fuchs , V. M. Ghete , P. Gorla , P. V. Guillaumon , S. Gupta , D. Hauff , M. Ješkovský , J. Jochum , M. Kaznacheeva , H. Kluck , H. Kraus , B. von Krosigk , A. Langenkämper , M. Mancuso , B. Mauri , V. Mokina , C. Moore , P. Murali , M. Olmi , T. Ortmann , C. Pagliarone , L. Pattavina , F. Petricca , W. Potzel , P. Povinec , F. Pröbst , F. Pucci , F. Reindl , J. Rothe , K. Schäffner , J. Schieck , S. Schönert , C. Schwertner , M. Stahlberg , L. Stodolsky , C. Strandhagen , R. Strauss , I. Usherov , M. Zanirato , V. Zema

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

Results on light dark matter particles with a low-threshold CRESST-II detector

The CRESST-II experiment uses cryogenic detectors to search for nuclear recoil events induced by the elastic scattering of dark matter particles in CaWO$_4$ crystals. Given the low energy threshold of our detectors in combination with light…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-02-16 The CRESST Collaboration , G. Angloher , 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 , J. Loebell , A. Münster , C. Pagliarone , F. Petricca , W. Potzel , F. Pröbst , F. Reindl , K. Schäffner , J. Schieck , S. Schönert , W. Seidel , L. Stodolsky , C. Strandhagen , R. Strauss , A. Tanzke , H. H. Trinh Thi , C. Türkoğlu , M. Uffinger , A. Ulrich , I. Usherov , S. Wawoczny , M. Willers , M. Wüstrich , A. Zöller

Glued CaWO4 Detectors for the CRESST-II Experiment

The Cryogenic Rare Event Search with Superconducting Thermometers Phase II (CRESST-II) at the L.N.G.S in Italy is searching for Dark Matter using low-temperature calorimeters. These detectors allow to discriminate different particles by…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-12-01 Michael Kiefer , Franz Pröbst , Godehard Angloher , Irina Bavykina , Dieter Hauff , Wolfgang Seidel

DoubleTES detectors to investigate the CRESST low energy background: results from above-ground prototypes

In recent times, the sensitivity of low-mass direct dark matter searches has been limited by unknown low energy backgrounds close to the energy threshold of the experiments known as the low energy excess (LEE). The CRESST experiment…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-04-30 G. Angloher , S. Banik , G. Benato , A. Bento , A. Bertolini , R. Breier , C. Bucci , J. Burkhart , L. Canonica , A. D'Addabbo , S. Di Lorenzo , L. Einfalt , A. Erb , F. v. Feilitzsch , S. Fichtinger , D. Fuchs , A. Garai , V. M. Ghete , P. Gorla , P. V. Guillaumon , S. Gupta , D. Hauff , M. Ješkovský , J. Jochum , M. Kaznacheeva , A. Kinast , H. Kluck , H. Kraus , S. Kuckuk , A. Langenkämper , M. Mancuso , L. Marini , B. Mauri , L. Meyer , V. Mokina , M. Olmi , T. Ortmann , C. Pagliarone , L. Pattavina , F. Petricca , W. Potzel , P. Povinec , F. Pröbst , F. Pucci , F. Reindl , J. Rothe , K. Schäffner , J. Schieck , S. Schönert , C. Schwertner , M. Stahlberg , L. Stodolsky , C. Strandhagen , R. Strauss , I. Usherov , F. Wagner , V. Wagner , V. Zema

Results on low mass WIMPs using an upgraded CRESST-II detector

The CRESST-II cryogenic dark matter search aims for the detection of WIMPs via elastic scattering off nuclei in CaWO$_4$ crystals. We present results from a low-threshold analysis of a single upgraded detector module. This module…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-01-23 CRESST Collaboration , G. Angloher , A. Bento , C. Bucci , L. Canonica , A. Erb , F. v. Feilitzsch , N. Ferreiro Iachellini , P. Gorla , A. Gütlein , D. Hauff , P. Huff , J. Jochum , M. Kiefer , C. Kister , H. Kluck , H. Kraus , J. -C. Lanfranchi , J. Loebell , A. Münster , F. Petricca , W. Potzel , F. Pröbst , F. Reindl , S. Roth , K. Rottler , C. Sailer , K. Schäffner , J. Schieck , J. Schmaler , S. Scholl , S. Schönert , W. Seidel , M. v. Sivers , L. Stodolsky , C. Strandhagen , R. Strauss , A. Tanzke , M. Uffinger , A. Ulrich , I. Usherov , S. Wawoczny , M. Willers , M. Wüstrich , A. Zöller

The CRESST Dark Matter Search

The current status of CRESST (Cryogenic Rare Event Search using Superconducting Thermometers) and new results concerning the detector development are presented. The basic technique of CRESST is to search for particle Dark Matter (WIMPS,…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2012-08-27 CRESST-Collaboration , : , M. Bravin , M. Bruckmayer , C. Bucci

The CRESST Experiment: Recent Results and Prospects

The CRESST experiment seeks hypothetical WIMP particles that could account for the bulk of dark matter in the Universe. The detectors are cryogenic calorimeters in which WIMPs would scatter elastically on nuclei, releasing phonons. The…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2017-09-06 P. Di Stefano , M. Bruckmayer , C. Bucci , S. Cooper , C. Cozzini , F. von Feilitzsch , T. Frank , D. Hauff , T. Jagemann , J. Jochum , R. Keeling , H. Kraus , J. Marchese , D. Pergolesi , F. Proebst , Y. Ramachers , J. Schnagl , W. Seidel , I. Sergeyev , M. Stark , L. Stodolsky , S. Uchaikin , H. Wulandari

Direct Dark Matter Search with the CRESST-II Experiment

The quest for the particle nature of dark matter is one of the big open questions of modern physics. The CRESST-II experiment, located at the Gran Sasso laboratory in Italy, is optimised for the detection of the elastic scattering of dark…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 J. Schieck

Status of the CRESST Dark Matter Search

The CRESST experiment aims for a detection of dark matter in the form of WIMPs. These particles are expected to scatter elastically off the nuclei of a target material, thereby depositing energy on the recoiling nucleus. CRESST uses…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-01 J. Schmaler , G. Angloher , M. Bauer , I. Bavykina , A. Bento , A. Brown , C. Bucci , C. Ciemniak , C. Coppi , G. Deuter , F. von Feilitzsch , D. Hauff , S. Henry , P. Huff , J. Imber , S. Ingleby , C. Isaila , J. Jochum , M. Kiefer , M. Kimmerle , H. Kraus , J. -C. Lanfranchi , R. F. Lang , M. Malek , R. McGowan , V. B. Mikhailik , E. Pantic , F. Petricca , S. Pfister , W. Potzel , F. Pröbst , S. Roth , K. Rottler , C. Sailer , K. Schäffner , S. Scholl , W. Seidel , L. Stodolsky , A. J. B. Tolhurst , I. Usherov , W. Westphal

Limits on Dark Matter Effective Field Theory Parameters with CRESST-II

CRESST is a direct dark matter search experiment, aiming for an observation of nuclear recoils induced by the interaction of dark matter particles with cryogenic scintillating calcium tungstate crystals. Instead of confining ourselves to…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2019-02-20 G. Angloher , P. Bauer , A. Bento , E. Bertoldo , C. Bucci , L. Canonica , A. D'Addabbo , X. Defay , S. Di Lorenzo , A. Erb , F. v. Feilitzsch , N. Ferreiro Iachellini , P. Gorla , D. Hauff , J. Jochum , M. Kiefer , H. Kluck , H. Kraus , A. Langenkämper , M. Mancuso , V. Mokina , E. Mondragon , V. Morgalyuk , A. Münster , M. Olmi , C. Pagliarone , F. Petricca , W. Potzel , F. Pröbst , F. Reindl , J. Rothe , K. Schäffner , J. Schieck , V. Schipperges , S. Schönert , M. Stahlberg , L. Stodolsky , C. Strandhagen , R. Strauss , C. Türkoglu , I. Usherov , M. Willers , M. Wüstrich , V. Zema , R. Catena

Composite CaWO4 Detectors for the CRESST-II Experiment

CRESST-II, standing for Cryogenic Rare Events Search with Superconducting Thermometers phase II, is an experiment searching for Dark Matter. In the LNGS facility in Gran Sasso, Italy, a cryogenic detector setup is operated in order to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-30 M. Kiefer , G. Angloher , M. Bauer , I. Bavykina , A. Bento , A. Brown , C. Bucci , C. Ciemniak , C. Coppi , G. Deuter , F. von Feilitzsch , D. Hauff , S. Henry , P. Huff , J. Imber , S. Ingleby , C. Isaila , J. Jochum , M. Kimmerle , H. Kraus , J. -C. Lanfranchi , R. F. Lang , M. Malek , R. McGowan , V. B. Mikhailik , E. Pantic , F. Petricca , S. Pfister , W. Potzel , F. Pröbst , S. Roth , K. Rottler , C. Sailer , K. Schäffner , J. Schmaler , S. Scholl , W. Seidel , L. Stodolsky , A. J. B. Tolhurst , I. Usherov , W. Westphal

In-situ study of light production and transport in phonon/light detector modules for dark matter search

The CRESST experiment (Cryogenic Rare Event Search with Superconducting Thermometers) searches for dark matter via the phonon and light signals of elastic scattering processes in scintillating crystals. The discrimination between a possible…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-21 M. Kiefer , G. Angloher , A. Bento , C. Bucci , L. Canonica , A. Erb , F. v. Feilitzsch , N. Ferreiro Iachellini , P. Gorla , A. Gütlein , D. Hauff , J. Jochum , H. Kluck , H. Kraus , J. -C. Lanfranchi , J. Loebell , A. Münster , F. Petricca , W. Potzel , F. Pröbst , F. Reindl , S. Roth , K. Rottler , C. Sailer , K. Schäffner , J. Schieck , S. Schönert , W. Seidel , M. v. Sivers , L. Stodolsky , C. Strandhagen , R. Strauss , A. Tanzke , C. Türkoğlu , M. Uffinger , A. Ulrich , I. Usherov , S. Wawoczny , M. Willers , M. Wüstrich , A. Zöller