28 May 2017 to 2 June 2017
Queen's University
America/Toronto timezone
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Background strategy in SuperCDMS SNOLAB

1 Jun 2017, 08:45
15m
Botterell B147 (Queen's University)

Botterell B147

Queen's University

CLOSED - Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant) Particle Physics / Physique des particules (PPD) R1-5 Low Background Detectors (DIMP/PPD/DNP) | Détecteurs à faibles interférences (DPIM/PPD/DPN)

Speaker

Dr Silvia Scorza (SNOLAB)

Description

Protection from and rejection of backgrounds are key issues for direct dark matter detection experiments.
The next-generation SuperCDMS SNOLAB experiment will be described, focusing on background strategy and characterization.
The potential of SuperCDMS detectors for achieving very low energy threshold is particularly attractive for searches for WIMPs with masses below 10 GeV/c^2.
Thus, the background at energies below a few tens of keV is of particular interest. Surface contamination from plate-out and implantation of radon daughters can give rise to neutron and gamma-ray backgrounds in the region of interest. Ongoing R&D projects to characterize these backgrounds will be discussed.

Primary author

Dr Silvia Scorza (SNOLAB)

Presentation materials