Speaker
Mariana Rajado Silva
Description
The long-awaited detection of dark matter is dependent upon the design of sufficiently large, radio-pure and sensitive detectors. DARWIN is a next-generation dark matter observatory which will probe the accessible parameter space for WIMPs. It will comprise a dual-phase time projection chamber containing 40 t of liquid xenon. Ultra-low background levels are ensured by the selected low-emanation materials. Its low-energy threshold and high energy resolution will also allow for the exploration of other science channels, such as solar axions or neutrinoless double beta decay of 136Xe. This talk will focus on the status of DARWIN, its broad science reach, and the main R&D topics being developed within the project.
Primary author
Mariana Rajado Silva
