The MiniCLEAN Dark Matter Experiment
Instrumentation and Detectors
2011-10-06 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract
The MiniCLEAN dark matter experiment will exploit a single-phase liquid-argon detector instrumented with photomultiplier tubes submerged in the cryogen with nearly 4pi coverage of a 500 kg (150 kg) target (fiducial) mass. The high light yield and unique properties of the scintillation time-profile provide effective defense against radioactive background through pulse-shape discrimination and event-position reconstruction. The detector is designed also for a liquid-neon target that allows for an independent verification of signal and background and a test of the expected dependence of the WIMP-nucleus interaction rate.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1110.1005,
title = {The MiniCLEAN Dark Matter Experiment},
author = {Andrew Hime},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.1005},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
DPF-2011 Conference Proceedings