1–8 mars 2008
La Thuile
Fuseau horaire Europe/Paris

DM-TPC

7 mars 2008, 19:05
15m
Van Gogh (7th floor) (La Thuile)

Van Gogh (7th floor)

La Thuile

Rencontres de Moriond Planibel Hotel - La Thuile Aosta Valley 11016 La Thuile (Aosta), Italy Phone : 39 (0)1 65 88 45 41 Fax : 39 (0)1 65 88 45 35

Orateur

Prof. Steven Ahlen (Boston University)

Description

The DM-TPC is an optical readout time projection chamber being developed by groups from Boston University, Brandeis University and MIT to search for dark matter. The device has the capability of measuring the properties of tracks of low energy particles, including ionization rate, true 2-dimensional projections on the readout plane with resolutions of the order of 100 microns, and the component of the trajectory perpendicular to the readout plane with a photomultiplier tube. The direction sensitivity of the device will reduce backgrounds to dark matter detection, and will enable properties of the dark matter "wind" to be measured, if/when dark mater is discovered.

Auteur principal

Prof. Steven Ahlen (Boston University)

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