The PICASSO direct dark matter search experiment

F. Aubin; M. Barnabé-Heider; E. Behnke; K. Clark; M. Di Marco; P. Doane; W. Feighery; M. H. Genest; R. Gornea; R. Guénette; S. Kanagalingam; C. B. Krauss; C. Leroy; L. Lessard; I. Levine; J. P. Martin; C. Muthusi; A. J. Noble; R. Noulty; S. Pospisil; J. Sodomka; I. Stekl; U. Wichoski; V. Zacek

doi:10.1063/1.2197426

The PICASSO direct dark matter search experiment

F. Aubin, M. Barnabé-Heider, E. Behnke, K. Clark, M. Di Marco, P. Doane, W. Feighery, M. H. Genest, R. Gornea, R. Guénette, S. Kanagalingam, C. B. Krauss, C. Leroy, L. Lessard, I. Levine, J. P. Martin, C. Muthusi, A. J. Noble, R. Noulty, S. PospisilJ. Sodomka, I. Stekl, U. Wichoski, V. Zacek

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The PICASSO experiment is searching for cold dark matter through the direct detection of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), in particular neutralinos (χ) via their spin-dependent interactions with nuclei. The experiment is installed in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Laboratory at a depth of 2070 m (6000 mwe). PICASSO makes use of the superheated droplet technique with C₄F₁₀ as the active material, and searches for χ interactions on ¹⁹F. The results of these measurements are presented in terms of limits on the spin-dependent χ-proton and χ-neutron cross sections. Limits on the effective χ-proton and χ-neutron coupling strengths a_p and a_n are also reported. The results exclude new regions of the spin-dependent χ-nucleon interaction parameter space. The next phase of PICASSO is briefly discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	MULTIPARTICLE DYNAMICS
Subtitle of host publication	XXXV International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics; and Workshop on Particle Correlations and Femtoscopy
Pages	265-270
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2197426
State	Published - Apr 11 2006
Event	MULTIPARTICLE DYNAMICS: XXXV International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics and the Workshop on Particle Correlations and Femtoscopy - Kromeriz, Czech Republic Duration: Aug 9 2005 → Aug 17 2005

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Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	828
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

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Other	MULTIPARTICLE DYNAMICS: XXXV International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics and the Workshop on Particle Correlations and Femtoscopy
Country/Territory	Czech Republic
City	Kromeriz
Period	8/9/05 → 8/17/05

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Alpha particles
Dark matter
Neutralino
Neutrons
Superheated droplet detectors

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Aubin, F., Barnabé-Heider, M., Behnke, E., Clark, K., Di Marco, M., Doane, P., Feighery, W., Genest, M. H., Gornea, R., Guénette, R., Kanagalingam, S., Krauss, C. B., Leroy, C., Lessard, L., Levine, I., Martin, J. P., Muthusi, C., Noble, A. J., Noulty, R., ... Zacek, V. (2006). The PICASSO direct dark matter search experiment. In MULTIPARTICLE DYNAMICS: XXXV International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics; and Workshop on Particle Correlations and Femtoscopy (pp. 265-270). (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 828). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2197426

The PICASSO direct dark matter search experiment. / Aubin, F.; Barnabé-Heider, M.; Behnke, E. et al.
MULTIPARTICLE DYNAMICS: XXXV International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics; and Workshop on Particle Correlations and Femtoscopy. 2006. p. 265-270 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 828).

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Aubin, F, Barnabé-Heider, M, Behnke, E, Clark, K, Di Marco, M, Doane, P, Feighery, W, Genest, MH, Gornea, R, Guénette, R, Kanagalingam, S, Krauss, CB, Leroy, C, Lessard, L, Levine, I, Martin, JP, Muthusi, C, Noble, AJ, Noulty, R, Pospisil, S, Sodomka, J, Stekl, I, Wichoski, U & Zacek, V 2006, The PICASSO direct dark matter search experiment. in MULTIPARTICLE DYNAMICS: XXXV International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics; and Workshop on Particle Correlations and Femtoscopy. AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 828, pp. 265-270, MULTIPARTICLE DYNAMICS: XXXV International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics and the Workshop on Particle Correlations and Femtoscopy, Kromeriz, Czech Republic, 8/9/05. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2197426

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