Highlights of DAMA
Creators
- 1. Dip. di Fisica, Universita di Roma 'Tor Vergata' and INFN, sez. Roma2, I-00133 Rome (Italy)
- 2. Dip. di Fisica, Universita di Roma 'La Sapienza' and INFN, sez. Roma, I-00185 Rome (Italy)
- 3. INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, I-67010 Assergi (AQ) (Italy)
- 4. IHEP, Chinese Academy, PO Box 918/3, Beijing 100039 (China)
Description
DAMA is an observatory for rare processes and it is operative deep underground at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory of the I.N.F.N.. In particular, the DAMA/NaI setup (≅ 100 kg highly radiopure NaI(Tl)) has effectively investigated the model-independent annual modulation signature. The data of seven annual cycles (total exposure of 107731 kg x day) have offered 6.3 σ C.L. model-independent evidence for the presence of a Dark Matter particle component in the galactic halo. Some corollary model-dependent quests for the candidate particle have been investigated. In particular, in addition to WIMPs, also light bosonic candidates can account for the model independent DAMA/NaI result. At present, the second generation DAMA/LIBRA set-up (≅ 250 kg highly radiopure NaI(Tl)) is in data taking
Availability note (English)
Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/1742-6596/39/82/jpconf6_39_017.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online) (ISSN 1742-6596) http://www.iop.org/Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 39
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 82-88
- ISSN
- 1742-6596
Conference
- Title
- 9. international conference on topics in astroparticle and underground physics
- Acronym
- TAUP 2005
- Dates
- 10-14 Sep 2005
- Place
- Zaragoza (Spain)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 38028488
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- MODULATION; MULTIPARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; NAI DETECTORS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION; SODIUM IODIDES; UNDERGROUND; WEAK INTERACTIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; BASIC INTERACTIONS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC PHOSPHORS; INTERACTIONS; IODIDES; IODINE COMPOUNDS; LEVELS; MATTER; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PHOSPHORS; RADIATION DETECTORS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; SPECTROMETERS