Characterization of SuperCDMS 1-inch Ge Detectors Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • The newly commissioned SuperCDMS Soudan experiment aims to search for WIMP dark matter with a sensitivity to cross sections of 5 l0 -14cm2 and larger (90% CL upper limit). This goal is facilitated by a new set of germanium detectors, 2.5 times more massive than the ones used in the CDMS-II experiment, and with a different athermal phonon sensor layout that eliminates radial degeneracy in position reconstruction of high radius events. We present characterization data on these detectors, as well as improved techniques for correcting position-dependent variations in pulse shape across the detector. These improvements provide surface-event discrimination sufficient for a reach of 5 10-45cm 2. 2009 American Institute of Physics.

name of conference

  • THE THIRTEENTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON LOW TEMPERATURE DETECTORSLTD13

published proceedings

  • LOW TEMPERATURE DETECTORS LTD 13

author list (cited authors)

  • Ahmed, Z., Akerib, D. S., Bailey, C. N., Balakishiyeva, D., Bauer, D. A., Beaty, J., ... Young, B. A.

citation count

  • 0

complete list of authors

  • Ahmed, Z||Akerib, DS||Bailey, CN||Balakishiyeva, D||Bauer, DA||Beaty, J||Brink, PL||Bunker, R||Cabrera, B||Caldwell, DO||Clark, K||Cooley, J||Cushman, P||DeJongh, F||Dragowsky, MR||Duong, L||Figueroa-Feliciano, E||Filippini, J||Fritts, M||Golwala, SR||Grant, DR||Hall, J||Hennings-Yeomans, R||Hertel, S||Homgren, D||Hsu, L||Huber, ME||Kamaev, O||Kiveni, M||Kos, M||Leman, SW||Mahapatra, R||Mandic, V||Moore, D||McCarthy, KA||Mirabolfathi, N||Nelson, H||Ogburn, RW||Pyle, M||Qiu, X||Ramberg, E||Rau, W||Reisetter, A||Saab, T||Sadoulet, B||Sander, J||Schnee, RW||Seitz, DN||Serfass, B||Sundqvist, KM||Tomada, A||Wang, G||Yellin, S||Yoo, J||Young, BA

publication date

  • January 2009