Speaker
Dr
Ludovico Capparelli
(UCLA)
Description
We propose a new technique to detect WIMPs with large arrays
of carbon nanotubes. Carbon ions, scattered by WIMPs, might be
channeled within nanotubes depending on their kinematical
conditions. The orientation of nanotube axes with respect to
the Cygnus constellation is shown to be effective at
discriminating the background. We also show how the interstices
among nanotubes cooperate to build the detection signal.
The technique is particularly amenable to search WIMPs with
a mass around 10 GeV.
Author
Prof.
Antonio Davide Polosa
(CERN - TH)
Co-authors
Gianluca Cavoto
(Universita e INFN, Roma I (IT))
Dr
Ludovico Capparelli
(UCLA)
