Published June 2000 | Version v1
Journal article

The ORPHEUS dark matter experiment

Description

The ORPHEUS dark matter experiment is being built and most of it is already installed at our underground facility in Bern (70 m.w.e). The detector relies in an initial phase on 0.45 kg (1.6 kg maximum capacity) superheated superconducting tin granules (SSG) to measure recoils from weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs). The actual status of the installation as well as parallel ongoing studies are presented

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Identifiers

PII
S0920563200006502;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
Journal Volume
87
Journal Issue
1-3
Journal Page Range
p. 117-119
ISSN
0920-5632
CODEN
NPBSE7

Conference

Title
6. international workshop on topics in astroparticle and underground physics
Dates
6-10 Sep 1999
Place
Paris (France)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
34062337
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; RADIATION DETECTORS; RECOILS; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES; SUPERHEATERS; TIN; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES; WEAK INTERACTIONS
Descriptors DEC
BASIC INTERACTIONS; ELEMENTS; INTERACTIONS; MATTER; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; METALS

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.