Paving the path to Dark Matter detection
In order to detect Dark Matter (DM), scientists in the Dark Matter In CCDs (DAMIC) Collaboration have set an experimental array of Charge-Coupled Devices (CCDs) in a nickel mine underground, and have developed all analysis tools to discern any known trace of conventional matter from what they expect to find in case a DM particle crosses the CCDs. In order to calibrate the signals from the CCDs, they have also designed experiments to quantify neutron-silicon interactions, assuming that neutrons can mimic DM interactions in the CCDs. Here we present preliminary results from the analysis of data obtained in these experiments.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Guanajuato, Dirección de Investigación y Posgrado
2015
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0188-62662015000300002 |
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