29 March 2023 to 1 April 2023
UCLA
US/Pacific timezone

Recent developments of the PICO dark matter detectors

31 Mar 2023, 08:00
15m
PAB- 1-425 (UCLA)

PAB- 1-425

UCLA

UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy 475 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095

Speaker

Colin Moore

Description

PICO is currently fielding two large dark matter bubble chamber detectors at SNOLAB.
PICO-40L is the first of a new type of dark matter detector using an improved detector geometry. The detector was recently refurbished with a new cooling system and is operating now at SNOLAB.
At the same time PICO-500, a large dark matter bubble chamber following the same principle as PICO-40L is under construction. Major detector components have been received and are being prepared for shipment to SNOLAB.
We will present our experimental progress and and recent data analysis.

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