Participation in EDELWEISS-II exploitation (2011)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sheffield
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
The nature of the dark matter in the Universe is of scientific and general public interest. Understanding what the majority of the matter density is would advance mankind's knowledge and satisfy everyone's desire for understanding the world around us. This grant will allow UK researchers to participate in the exploitation phase of the EDELWEISS experiment, a dark matter search located in the Modane underground laboratory in a road tunnel between France and Italy.
Planned Impact
This grant allows UK researchers access to the EDELWEISS experiment and engage in data analysis and Monte Carlo modelling. This activity will support the training of graduate students in particle astrophysics and software development.
Organisations
Publications
Armengaud E
(2016)
Constraints on low-mass WIMPs from the EDELWEISS-III dark matter search
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Arnaud Q
(2016)
Signals induced by charge-trapping in EDELWEISS FID detectors: analytical modeling and applications
in Journal of Instrumentation
Arnaud Q
(2018)
Optimizing EDELWEISS detectors for low-mass WIMP searches
in Physical Review D
Cox G
(2012)
A multi-tiered data structure and process management system based on ROOT and CouchDB
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Hehn L
(2016)
Improved EDELWEISS-III sensitivity for low-mass WIMPs using a profile likelihood approach
in The European Physical Journal C
Schmidt B
(2013)
Muon-induced background in the EDELWEISS dark matter search
in Astroparticle Physics
Scovell P
(2018)
Low-background gamma spectroscopy at the Boulby Underground Laboratory
in Astroparticle Physics
Description | This was a small travel grant which allowed us to participate in the exploitation of the EDELWEISS-II dark mater search experiment. Several papers have been published which limited the model parameters fr WIMP dark matter. |
Exploitation Route | Data analysis and simulations for a low background dark matter search experiment. |
Sectors | Other |
Description | EURECA |
Organisation | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Scientific collaboration to design, build and operate a tonne-scale cryogenic experiment |
Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration to design, build and operate a tonne-scale cryogenic experiment |
Impact | Scientific publications, software development. |
Start Year | 2006 |
Description | EURECA |
Organisation | National Center for Scientific Research (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS) |
Department | Centre for Nuclear Sciences and Material Sciences (CSNSM) |
Country | France |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Scientific collaboration to design, build and operate a tonne-scale cryogenic experiment |
Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration to design, build and operate a tonne-scale cryogenic experiment |
Impact | Scientific publications, software development. |
Start Year | 2006 |
Description | EURECA |
Organisation | National Center for Scientific Research (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS) |
Department | IN2P3-Lyon |
Country | France |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Scientific collaboration to design, build and operate a tonne-scale cryogenic experiment |
Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration to design, build and operate a tonne-scale cryogenic experiment |
Impact | Scientific publications, software development. |
Start Year | 2006 |
Description | EURECA |
Organisation | Saclay Nuclear Research Centre |
Country | France |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Scientific collaboration to design, build and operate a tonne-scale cryogenic experiment |
Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration to design, build and operate a tonne-scale cryogenic experiment |
Impact | Scientific publications, software development. |
Start Year | 2006 |
Description | EURECA |
Organisation | University of Oxford |
Department | Department of Physics |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Scientific collaboration to design, build and operate a tonne-scale cryogenic experiment |
Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration to design, build and operate a tonne-scale cryogenic experiment |
Impact | Scientific publications, software development. |
Start Year | 2006 |
Title | Modified SOURCES4 code |
Description | The original code SOURCES4 developed at LANL (USA) has been modified to allow more accurate calculation of neutron yield in (alpha, n) reactions on a large number of isotopes relevant to material construction for rare event experiments. |
Type Of Technology | Software |
Year Produced | 2014 |
Impact | The code is now widely used by physicists working with underground experiments for rare event searches. |