Bridging funding for EDELWEISS/EURECA
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 us to participate in the upgrade 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 its data.
Organisations
- University of Sheffield (Lead Research Organisation)
- UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (Collaboration)
- National Center for Scientific Research (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS) (Collaboration)
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Collaboration)
- University College London (Collaboration)
- Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (Collaboration)
- Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH (Collaboration)
- Saclay Nuclear Research Centre (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL (Collaboration)
- IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
| Vitaly Kudryavtsev (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Aaij R
(2015)
First observation and amplitude analysis of the B - ? D + K - p - decay
in Physical Review D
Angloher G
(2014)
EURECA Conceptual Design Report
in Physics of the Dark Universe
Armengaud E
(2016)
Constraints on low-mass WIMPs from the EDELWEISS-III dark matter search
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Armengaud E
(2013)
Axion searches with the EDELWEISS-II experiment
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Armengaud E
(2013)
Background studies for the EDELWEISS dark matter experiment
in Astroparticle Physics
Armengaud E
(2015)
Development and underground test of radiopure ZnMoO 4 scintillating bolometers for the LUMINEU 0?2ß project
in Journal of Instrumentation
Armengaud E
(2017)
Measurement of the cosmogenic activation of germanium detectors in EDELWEISS-III
in Astroparticle Physics
Armengaud E
(2012)
Search for low-mass WIMPs with EDELWEISS-II heat-and-ionization detectors
in Physical Review D
Armengaud E
(2017)
Performance of the EDELWEISS-III experiment for direct dark matter searches
in Journal of Instrumentation
Armengaud E
(2017)
Development of 100 Mo -containing scintillating bolometers for a high-sensitivity neutrinoless double-beta decay search.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
| Description | A design of the inner shielding against background radiation for large-scale cryogenic dark matter experiment has been completed. |
| Exploitation Route | Modelling and design of the shielding against background radiations. |
| Sectors | Other |
| Description | STFC standard grant |
| Amount | £95,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/K006444/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2013 |
| End | 03/2015 |
| Description | EDELWEISS |
| Organisation | Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) |
| Department | Institute of Research into the Fundamental Laws of the Universe (IRFU) |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Monte Carlo modelling of radioactive background, leading the work package on background studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint work on EDELWEISS-II experiment |
| Impact | One paper has been submitted to Physics Letter B, two more papers are in preparation |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | EDELWEISS |
| Organisation | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Monte Carlo modelling of radioactive background, leading the work package on background studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint work on EDELWEISS-II experiment |
| Impact | One paper has been submitted to Physics Letter B, two more papers are in preparation |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | EDELWEISS |
| Organisation | National Center for Scientific Research (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS) |
| Department | IN2P3-Lyon |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Monte Carlo modelling of radioactive background, leading the work package on background studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint work on EDELWEISS-II experiment |
| Impact | One paper has been submitted to Physics Letter B, two more papers are in preparation |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | EDELWEISS |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Department | Particle Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Monte Carlo modelling of radioactive background, leading the work package on background studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint work on EDELWEISS-II experiment |
| Impact | One paper has been submitted to Physics Letter B, two more papers are in preparation |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| 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 |
| Description | LZ |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Working together on the design and future construction of the LZ detector |
| Collaborator Contribution | Working together on the design and future construction of the LZ detector |
| Impact | LZ Conceptual Design Report, LZ Technical Design Report, LZ detector |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | LZ |
| Organisation | Rutherford Appleton Laboratory |
| Department | Particle Physics Department |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Working together on the design and future construction of the LZ detector |
| Collaborator Contribution | Working together on the design and future construction of the LZ detector |
| Impact | LZ Conceptual Design Report, LZ Technical Design Report, LZ detector |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | LZ |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Department | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Working together on the design and future construction of the LZ detector |
| Collaborator Contribution | Working together on the design and future construction of the LZ detector |
| Impact | LZ Conceptual Design Report, LZ Technical Design Report, LZ detector |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | LZ |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Working together on the design and future construction of the LZ detector |
| Collaborator Contribution | Working together on the design and future construction of the LZ detector |
| Impact | LZ Conceptual Design Report, LZ Technical Design Report, LZ detector |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | LZ |
| Organisation | University of Liverpool |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Working together on the design and future construction of the LZ detector |
| Collaborator Contribution | Working together on the design and future construction of the LZ detector |
| Impact | LZ Conceptual Design Report, LZ Technical Design Report, LZ detector |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | LZ |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Working together on the design and future construction of the LZ detector |
| Collaborator Contribution | Working together on the design and future construction of the LZ detector |
| Impact | LZ Conceptual Design Report, LZ Technical Design Report, LZ detector |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| 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. |
| Title | Muon simulation code |
| Description | A Monte Carlo code for modelling cosmic-ray muons at different underground sites (SURF at South Dakota, USA and Modane, France) |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2013 |
| Open Source License? | Yes |
| Impact | The code allows calculation of the muon fluxes and energy spectra underground. Initial simulations have been done for underground laboratories in Italy, France and others. In 2015 the model and method have applied to the SURF underground laboratory in the USA. |
| Description | Public talks at the amateur astronomy society meetings |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Around 100 people attended several tialks in total Several other invitations received |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2012,2013 |