Measurement of the Migdal effect in neutron scattering and application to dark matter searches
Lead Research Organisation:
Imperial College London
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
This studentship will support the design, construction, operation and analysis of data from a new experiment aiming to produce a first measurement of the atomic Migdal effect from nuclear scattering. The experiment will be located at the ISIS facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and is supported by a new international collaboration. The MIGDAL detector will be a low-pressure Optical Time Projection Chamber exposed to very intense neutron beams, and able to resolve particle tracks that can identify the Migdal effect: a nuclear recoil track with a low-energy electron sharing a common vertex. The student will be involved in all aspects of the planning and execution of the experiment and analysis of data from its various sub-detectors, through to publication of the first set of Migdal measurements.
People |
ORCID iD |
Henrique Araujo (Primary Supervisor) | |
Timothy Marley (Student) |
Studentship Projects
Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
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ST/T505894/1 | 01/10/2019 | 30/09/2023 | |||
2501238 | Studentship | ST/T505894/1 | 01/10/2019 | 30/09/2023 | Timothy Marley |