Published 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

DARWIN: the ultimate dark matter detector

  • 1. Universität Freiburg (Germany)

Description

As dark matter detection experiments continue to push to ever-greater sensitivities, new experiments are devised to glimpse the elusive first signal. The DARWIN project, featuring a 40 tonne liquid xenon target, will attempt to measure WIMP-nucleon scattering cross sections down to 1049 cm2. Additionally, DARWIN should be able to probe the neutrino mass hierarchy via measurements of the half-life of 136Xe 0νββ-decay. Other potential science channels include measurements of galactic axions and axion-like particles coupling to electrons and some neutrino interaction channels, such as solar neutrinos via elastic scattering on electrons and galactic supernovae neutrinos via coherent neutrino-nucleus scattering. The current status of the DARWIN project will be presented along with sensitivity projections for a variety of science channels.

Availability note (English)

Available from: https://www.dpg-verhandlungen.de/

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft
Journal Issue
Aachen 2019 issue
Journal Page Range
[1 p.]
ISSN
0420-0195
CODEN
VDPEAZ

Conference

Title
Particle physics, didactics of physics, working group jDPG, working group physics, modern information technology and artificial intelligence
Original Conference Title
DPG-Fruehjahrstagung 2019 mit den folgenden Fachverbaenden und Arbeitskreisen: Teilchenphysik, Didaktik der Physik, Arbeitskreis jDPG, Arbeitskreis Physik, moderne Informationstechnologie und Kuenstliche Intelligenz
Acronym
DPG Spring meeting 2019 of the following divisions und working groups
Dates
25-29 Mar 2019
Place
Aachen (Germany)

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Notes
Session: T 7.1 Mo 16:00; Also available as printed version: Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft v. 54(3)