The Lisbon-Zaragoza-Paris dark matter search

We present a status report on a pilot experiment to establish the feasibility of searching for evidence of weakly-interacting dark matter with an intrinsic metastable superconducting detector. The experiment, based on a device composed of 100 g of Sn microspheres ≤20 micron in diameter, is to be pla...

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Published in:	Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Vol. 370; no. 1; pp. 223 - 226
Main Authors:	Girard, T.A, Morales, A, Waysand, G, Collar, J.I, Bruere-Dawson, R, Bonierballe, P, Dubos, H, Garcia, E, Gomes, M.J, Jeudy, V, Limagne, D, Morales, J, Perrier, P, Puimedon, J, Saenz, C, Salinas, A, Sarsa, M.L, Seco, J, Ortiz de Solorzano, A, Villar, J, Yong, J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 11-02-1996
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Summary:	We present a status report on a pilot experiment to establish the feasibility of searching for evidence of weakly-interacting dark matter with an intrinsic metastable superconducting detector. The experiment, based on a device composed of 100 g of Sn microspheres ≤20 micron in diameter, is to be placed at the 2400 mwe depth of the Canfranc Underground Laboratory. It is designed to operate at 100 mK, yielding an event energy threshold ≤1.75 keV with a background rejection factor of 95%.
ISSN:	0168-9002 1872-9576
DOI:	10.1016/0168-9002(95)01091-2