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First Dark Matter Constraints from a SuperCDMS Single-Charge Sensitive Detector.
Agnese, R; Aralis, T; Aramaki, T; Arnquist, I J; Azadbakht, E; Baker, W; Banik, S; Barker, D; Bauer, D A; Binder, T; Bowles, M A; Brink, P L; Bunker, R; Cabrera, B; Calkins, R; Cartaro, C; Cerdeño, D G; Chang, Y-Y; Cooley, J; Cornell, B; Cushman, P; Di Stefano, P C F; Doughty, T; Fascione, E; Figueroa-Feliciano, E; Fink, C; Fritts, M; Gerbier, G; Germond, R; Ghaith, M; Golwala, S R; Harris, H R; Hong, Z; Hoppe, E W; Hsu, L; Huber, M E; Iyer, V; Jardin, D; Jena, C; Kelsey, M H; Kennedy, A; Kubik, A; Kurinsky, N A; Lawrence, R E; Leyva, J V; Loer, B; Lopez Asamar, E; Lukens, P; MacDonell, D; Mahapatra, R.
Affiliation
  • Agnese R; Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
  • Aralis T; Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
  • Aramaki T; SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA.
  • Arnquist IJ; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA.
  • Azadbakht E; Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA.
  • Baker W; Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA.
  • Banik S; School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Jatni-752050, India.
  • Barker D; School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
  • Bauer DA; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA.
  • Binder T; Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA.
  • Bowles MA; Department of Physics, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA.
  • Brink PL; SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA.
  • Bunker R; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA.
  • Cabrera B; Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
  • Calkins R; Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA.
  • Cartaro C; SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA.
  • Cerdeño DG; Department of Physics, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom.
  • Chang YY; Instituto de Física Teórica UAM/CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
  • Cooley J; Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
  • Cornell B; Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA.
  • Cushman P; Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
  • Di Stefano PCF; School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
  • Doughty T; Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada.
  • Fascione E; Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
  • Figueroa-Feliciano E; Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada.
  • Fink C; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3112, USA.
  • Fritts M; Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
  • Gerbier G; School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
  • Germond R; Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada.
  • Ghaith M; Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada.
  • Golwala SR; Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada.
  • Harris HR; Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
  • Hong Z; Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA.
  • Hoppe EW; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3112, USA.
  • Hsu L; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA.
  • Huber ME; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA.
  • Iyer V; Department of Physics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA.
  • Jardin D; Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA.
  • Jena C; School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Jatni-752050, India.
  • Kelsey MH; Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA.
  • Kennedy A; School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Jatni-752050, India.
  • Kubik A; SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA.
  • Kurinsky NA; School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
  • Lawrence RE; Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA.
  • Leyva JV; SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA.
  • Loer B; Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
  • Lopez Asamar E; Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA.
  • Lukens P; Department of Physics, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California 95053, USA.
  • MacDonell D; Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
  • Mahapatra R; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA.
Phys Rev Lett ; 121(5): 051301, 2018 Aug 03.
Article de En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30118251
ABSTRACT
We present the first limits on inelastic electron-scattering dark matter and dark photon absorption using a prototype SuperCDMS detector having a charge resolution of 0.1 electron-hole pairs (CDMS HVeV, a 0.93 g CDMS high-voltage device). These electron-recoil limits significantly improve experimental constraints on dark matter particles with masses as low as 1 MeV/c^{2}. We demonstrate a sensitivity to dark photons competitive with other leading approaches but using substantially less exposure (0.49 g d). These results demonstrate the scientific potential of phonon-mediated semiconductor detectors that are sensitive to single electronic excitations.

Texte intégral: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Base de données: MEDLINE Type d'étude: Diagnostic_studies Langue: En Journal: Phys Rev Lett Année: 2018 Type de document: Article Pays d'affiliation: États-Unis d'Amérique

Texte intégral: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Base de données: MEDLINE Type d'étude: Diagnostic_studies Langue: En Journal: Phys Rev Lett Année: 2018 Type de document: Article Pays d'affiliation: États-Unis d'Amérique
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