Published December 20, 2013 | Version v1
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PICO-LON Dark Matter Search

Creators

  • 1. Insitiute of Socio- Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokushima, 1-1 Minamijosanjimacho Tokushima city, Tokushima, 770-8502 (Japan)
  • 2. Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, 10-1 Mihogaoka Ibaraki city Osaka, 567-0047 (Japan)
  • 3. Graduate School and Faculty of Human Environment, Osaka Sangyo University, 3-1-1 Nakagaito, Daito, Osaka, 574-8530 (Japan)
  • 4. Research Centre for Neutrino Science, Tohoku University 6-3, Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aobaku Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8578 (Japan)
  • 5. Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, 277-8583 (Japan)

Description

It is an important task to find an annual modulation of WIMPs signal for identifying dark matter signal. To search for annual modulation signal by means of inorganic scintillators, a large mass and a highly radiopure detector is needed. PICO-LON (Planar Inorganic Crystal Observatory for LOw background Neutr(al)inos) is a dark matter search project with multi-array NaI(Tl) scintillators. The test module of PICO-LON whose dimension is 15cm×15cm×0.1cm gives enough performance, energy resolution and low energy threshold, for dark matter search. The highly radiopure NaI(Tl) crystal is indispensable to start a large mass experiment. We have developed highly radiopure NaI(Tl) scintillator. The U and Th chain impurities were precisely measured by meand of pulse shape analysis for NaI(Tl) scintillators. The future plan of KamLAND-PICO dark matter search project is proposed

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/469/1/012011

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/1742-6596/469/1/012011;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
469
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
[4 p.]
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
4. workshop on directional detection of dark matter
Acronym
CYGNUS 2013
Dates
10-12 Jun 2013
Place
Toyama (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46058883
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CRYSTALS; ENERGY RESOLUTION; IMPURITIES; MASS; NAI DETECTORS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; PERFORMANCE; PULSE SHAPERS; SIGNALS; SODIUM IODIDES; WIMPS
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC PHOSPHORS; IODIDES; IODINE COMPOUNDS; MATTER; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PHOSPHORS; POSTULATED PARTICLES; PULSE CIRCUITS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RESOLUTION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SIGNAL CONDITIONERS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM HALIDES; SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS