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Status and Prospects of the DMTPC Directional Dark Matter Experiment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2012

F. Mayet ,
D. Santos  and
J. Monroe
J. Monroe
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
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Abstract

The DMTPC directional dark matter detection experiment is a low-pressure CF4 gas time projection chamber, instrumented with charge and scintillation photon readout. This detector design strategy emphasizes reconstruction of WIMP-induced nuclear recoil tracks, in order to determine the direction of incident dark matter particles. Directional detection has the potential to make the definitive observation of dark matter using the unique angular signature of the dark matter wind, which is distinct from all known backgrounds. This talk will briefly review the experimental technique and current status of DMTPC.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 53: CYGNUS 2011: Third International Conference on Directional Detection of Dark Matter , 2012 , pp. 19 - 24
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© EAS, EDP Sciences 2012

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