Exclusion limits on the WIMP-nucleon cross section from the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search

D. Abrams; D. S. Akerib; M. S. Armel-Funkhouser; L. Baudis; D. A. Bauer; A. Bolozdynya; P. L. Brink; R. Bunker; B. Cabrera; D. O. Caldwell; J. P. Castle; C. L. Chang; R. M. Clarke; M. B. Crisler; R. Dixon; D. Driscoll; S. Eichblatt; R. J. Gaitskell; S. R. Golwala; E. E. Haller; J. Hellmig; D. Holmgren; M. E. Huber; S. Kamat; A. Lu; V. Mandic; J. M. Martinis; P. Meunier; S. W. Nam; H. Nelson; T. A. Perera; M. C. Perillo Isaac; W. Rau; R. R. Ross; T. Saab; B. Sadoulet; J. Sander; R. W. Schnee; T. Shutt; A. Smith; A. H. Sonnenschein; A. L. Spadafora; G. Wang; S. Yellin; B. A. Young

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.66.122003

Exclusion limits on the WIMP-nucleon cross section from the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search

D. Abrams, D. S. Akerib, M. S. Armel-Funkhouser, L. Baudis, D. A. Bauer, A. Bolozdynya, P. L. Brink, R. Bunker, B. Cabrera, D. O. Caldwell, J. P. Castle, C. L. Chang, R. M. Clarke, M. B. Crisler, R. Dixon, D. Driscoll, S. Eichblatt, R. J. Gaitskell, S. R. Golwala, E. E. HallerJ. Hellmig, D. Holmgren, M. E. Huber, S. Kamat, A. Lu, V. Mandic, J. M. Martinis, P. Meunier, S. W. Nam, H. Nelson, T. A. Perera, M. C. Perillo Isaac, W. Rau, R. R. Ross, T. Saab, B. Sadoulet, J. Sander, R. W. Schnee, T. Shutt, A. Smith, A. H. Sonnenschein, A. L. Spadafora, G. Wang, S. Yellin, B. A. Young

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The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS) employs low-temperature Ge and Si detectors to search for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) via their elastic-scattering interactions with nuclei while discriminating against interactions of background particles. For recoil energies above 10 keV, events due to background photons are rejected with (Formula presented) efficiency, and surface events are rejected with (Formula presented) efficiency. The estimate of the background due to neutrons is based primarily on the observation of multiple-scatter events that should all be neutrons. Data selection is determined primarily by examining calibration data and vetoed events. Resulting efficiencies should be accurate to (Formula presented) Results of CDMS data from 1998 and 1999 with a relaxed fiducial-volume cut (resulting in 15.8 kg days exposure on Ge) are consistent with an earlier analysis with a more restrictive fiducial-volume cut. Twenty-three WIMP candidate events are observed, but these events are consistent with a background from neutrons in all ways tested. Resulting limits on the spin-independent WIMP-nucleon elastic-scattering cross section exclude unexplored parameter space for WIMPs with masses between (Formula presented) These limits border, but do not exclude, parameter space allowed by supersymmetry models and accelerator constraints. Results are compatible with some regions reported as allowed at (Formula presented) by the annual-modulation measurement of the DAMA Collaboration. However, under the assumptions of standard WIMP interactions and a standard halo, the results are incompatible with the DAMA most likely value at (Formula presented) confidence level (C.L.), and are incompatible with the model-independent annual-modulation signal of DAMA at (Formula presented) C.L. in the asymptotic limit.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume	66
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.66.122003
State	Published - 2002

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Abrams, D., Akerib, D. S., Armel-Funkhouser, M. S., Baudis, L., Bauer, D. A., Bolozdynya, A., Brink, P. L., Bunker, R., Cabrera, B., Caldwell, D. O., Castle, J. P., Chang, C. L., Clarke, R. M., Crisler, M. B., Dixon, R., Driscoll, D., Eichblatt, S., Gaitskell, R. J., Golwala, S. R., ... Young, B. A. (2002). Exclusion limits on the WIMP-nucleon cross section from the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 66(12). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.66.122003

Abrams, D, Akerib, DS, Armel-Funkhouser, MS, Baudis, L, Bauer, DA, Bolozdynya, A, Brink, PL, Bunker, R, Cabrera, B, Caldwell, DO, Castle, JP, Chang, CL, Clarke, RM, Crisler, MB, Dixon, R, Driscoll, D, Eichblatt, S, Gaitskell, RJ, Golwala, SR, Haller, EE, Hellmig, J, Holmgren, D, Huber, ME, Kamat, S, Lu, A, Mandic, V, Martinis, JM, Meunier, P, Nam, SW, Nelson, H, Perera, TA, Perillo Isaac, MC, Rau, W, Ross, RR, Saab, T, Sadoulet, B, Sander, J, Schnee, RW, Shutt, T, Smith, A, Sonnenschein, AH, Spadafora, AL, Wang, G, Yellin, S & Young, BA 2002, 'Exclusion limits on the WIMP-nucleon cross section from the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search', Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, vol. 66, no. 12. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.66.122003

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