Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-01-10
Astropart.Phys.28:495-507,2008
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
26 pages, 8 figures, submitted to astroparticle physics
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.astropartphys.2007.08.
A new method of searching for dark matter in the form of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMP) has been developed with the direct detection of the low energy nuclear recoils observed in a massive target (ultimately many tons) of ultra pure Liquid Argon at 87 K. A high selectivity for Argon recoils is achieved by the simultaneous observation of both the VUV scintillation luminescence and of the electron signal surviving columnar recombination, extracted through the liquid-gas boundary by an electric field. First physics results from this method are reported, based on a small 2.3 litre test chamber filled with natural Argon and an accumulated fiducial exposure of about 100 kg x day, supporting the future validity of this method with isotopically purified 40Ar and for a much larger unit presently under construction with correspondingly increased sensitivities.
Acciarri R.
Adamo F.
Baibussinov B.
Baldo-Ceolin M.
Belluco M.
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