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SUMMARY:Direct dark matter search with the XENON100 experiment
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100419T090000Z
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DESCRIPTION:During the last years\, liquid noble gases have proven a great
  potential\nas detector medium for dark matter searchs.\nAmong them\, xeno
 n has the advantage of combining a high WIMP(Weakly\nInteracting Massive P
 article)sensitivity with an excellent self-shielding capability for backgr
 ound reduction. A common technique\, which has been demonstrated\, e.g. by
  the XENON10 experiment\, is to employ a two-phase TP(Time Projection Cham
 ber)\, where the produced light and charge is detected by PMTs.\nXENON100 
 is a 65kg active volume detector placed at the Gran Sasso\nunderground lab
 oratory in Italy. Currently\, the detector is taking dark\nmatter data. Du
 e to its low-radioactivity materials (designed for 10mDRU)and its large ma
 ss\, it would be able to reach a sensitivity for the WIMP-nucleus cross se
 ction of 2x10^-45cm2 at 100GeV WIMP mass.\nAfter a short introduction to d
 ark matter and its detection possibilities\,the XENON100 detector\, its ca
 libration and characterization will be explained. The status and first res
 ults of the XENON100 experiment will be presented as well.\n\nhttp://indic
 o.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=91376
LOCATION:CERN Council Chamber
URL:http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=91376
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