Conveners
R4-4 Calibration and Analysis for rare event searches (PPD) / Calibration et analyse pour la recherche d'événements rares (PPD)
- Juan-Pablo Yanez (University of Alberta)
NEWS-G is a direct detection dark matter experiment specializing in low mass (sub ~1 GeV) WIMP (Weakly Interacting Massive Particles) searches. NEWS-G uses spherical proportional counters (SPCs) - gas-ionization detectors capable of observing signals from single-electrons through the use of a small (~1 mm radius) high-voltage anode sensor at their centre. With the increasingly complex nature...
SuperCDMS (Super Cryogenic Dark Matter Search) is an experiment for the direct detection of dark matter that uses cryogenic silicon and germanium detectors which can measure energy depositions as low as a few eV. The ionization yield for nuclear recoils is the ratio of the number of electron-hole pairs produced by a nuclear recoil over the number of electron-hole pairs produced by an...
We present a new efficient calculation to propagate cosmic ray muons from the surface of the Earth to deep underground laboratories, allowing us to look at the physics and performance of various models of high-energy cosmic rays. The evolution of cosmic rays in the Earth's atmosphere is computed with MCEq (Matrix Cascade Equation), taking into account different combinations of primary and...
The DEAP-3600 experiment (Dark matter Experiment using Argon Pulseshape discrimination) at SNOLAB in Sudbury, Ontario is searching for dark matter by recording their interactions with a liquid argon target. It is designed to detect nuclear recoils induced by the elastic scattering of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) - a leading candidate for dark matter.
Minimizing backgrounds...
