Speaker
Description
The DAMIC-M (Dark Matter In CCDs at Modane) experiment is a low-energy threshold CCD experiment with 1kg of sensitive mass that is sensitive to low-mass dark matter such as WIMPs and interactions with electrons through a hidden sector. It is 10 times larger mass, 50 times lower background, and 10 times lower energy threshold than DAMIC@SNOLAB, allowing it to probe dark matter for cross-sections that are theoretically motivated based by cosmological models. The talk will highlight its sensitivity to electron scattering and absorption for heavy and light hidden-photon mediators, as well as prospects for nuclear recoils. A DAMIC-M prototype known as the low-background chamber will be installed at the end of 2020 and will collect data to demonstrate the test aspects of design and also produce world-leading scientific results. Long-term prospects for a 10kg CCD experiment called OSCURA will also be discussed.
Details
Ben Kilminster, Professor, University of Zurich, Switzerland, https://www.uzh.ch/en.html
| Is this abstract from experiment? | Yes |
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| Name of experiment and experimental site | DAMIC-M (Modane Underground Laboratory) |
| Is the speaker for that presentation defined? | Yes |
| Internet talk | No |
