Abstract
The viability of using Bubble Chambers as dark matter particle detectors is considered. Techniques leading to the enhanced chamber stability needed for this new application are described in detail. Prototype trials show that sensitivity to the low-energy nuclear recoils induced by Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMP) is possible in conditions of extreme insensitivity to minimum ionizing backgrounds. An understanding of detector response is demonstrated using existing theoretical models. We briefly comment on the prospects for detection of supersymmetric dark matter with large CF3 I chambers.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 569-573 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
Volume | 577 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 11 2007 |
Keywords
- Bubble chambers
- Dark matter
- WIMPs
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Instrumentation