Published 1994 | Version v1
Book

Latest limits on cold dark matter interaction rates from the UK underground NaI detector

Creators

  • 1. Imperial Coll. of Science and Technology, London (United Kingdom). Blackett Lab.

Description

New improved limits have now been obtained for the spin-dependent interaction cross-sections in NaI for weakly interacting dark matter particles assuming they are responsible for the dark matter halo of our Galaxy. The underground facility and experimental configuration are described together with data extraction techniques. The background rate in a 1 kg NaI(Tl) crystal scintillator of low radioactivity construction is reported after exposure in the underground facility. A minimum value of 1.5 10-33 cm2 is obtained for a 25 GeV WIMP mass. The results are compared in a consistent model independent way with previous data. (author). 12 refs., 3 figs

Part of:
Particle astrophysics atomic physics and gravitation

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Editions Frontieres.
Imprint Place
Paris (France)
ISBN
2-86332-161-7
Imprint Title
Particle astrophysics atomic physics and gravitation
Imprint Pagination
[536 p.].
Journal Page Range
p. 163-167.

Conference

Title
14. Moriond workshop on particle astrophysics, atomic physics and gravitation.
Dates
22-29 Jan 1994.
Place
Villars sur Ollon (Switzerland).

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