Update on the MiniCLEAN Dark Matter Experiment

K. Rielage; M. Akashi-Ronquest; M. Bodmer; R. Bourque; B. Buck; A. Butcher; T. Caldwell; Y. Chen; K. Coakley; E. Flores; J. A. Formaggio; D. Gastler; F. Giuliani; M. Gold; E. Grace; J. Griego; N. Guerrero; V. Guiseppe; R. Henning; A. Hime; S. Jaditz; C. Kachulis; E. Kearns; J. Kelsey; J. R. Klein; A. Latorre; I. Lawson; S. Linden; F. Lopez; D. N. McKinsey; S. MacMullin; A. Mastbaum; D. M. Mei; J. Monroe; J. A. Nikkel; J. Oertel; G. D. Orebi Gann; K. Palladino; G. Perumpilly; L. Rodriguez; R. Schnee; S. Seibert; J. Walding; B. Wang; J. Wang; C. Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.024

Update on the MiniCLEAN Dark Matter Experiment

K. Rielage, M. Akashi-Ronquest, M. Bodmer, R. Bourque, B. Buck, A. Butcher, T. Caldwell, Y. Chen, K. Coakley, E. Flores, J. A. Formaggio, D. Gastler, F. Giuliani, M. Gold, E. Grace, J. Griego, N. Guerrero, V. Guiseppe, R. Henning, A. HimeS. Jaditz, C. Kachulis, E. Kearns, J. Kelsey, J. R. Klein, A. Latorre, I. Lawson, S. Linden, F. Lopez, D. N. McKinsey, S. MacMullin, A. Mastbaum, D. M. Mei, J. Monroe, J. A. Nikkel, J. Oertel, G. D. Orebi Gann, K. Palladino, G. Perumpilly, L. Rodriguez, R. Schnee, S. Seibert, J. Walding, B. Wang, J. Wang, C. Zhang

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Abstract

The direct search for dark matter is entering a period of increased sensitivity to the hypothetical Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP). One such technology that is being examined is a scintillation only noble liquid experiment, MiniCLEAN. MiniCLEAN utilizes over 500 kg of liquid cryogen to detect nuclear recoils from WIMP dark matter and serves as a demonstration for a future detector of order 50 to 100 tonnes. The liquid cryogen is interchangeable between argon and neon to study the A² dependence of the potential signal and examine backgrounds. MiniCLEAN utilizes a unique modular design with spherical geometry to maximize the light yield using cold photomultiplier tubes in a single-phase detector. Pulse shape discrimination techniques are used to separate nuclear recoil signals from electron recoil backgrounds. MiniCLEAN will be spiked with additional ³⁹Ar to demonstrate the effective reach of the pulse shape discrimination capability. Assembly of the experiment is underway at SNOLAB and an update on the project is given.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	144-152
Number of pages	9
Journal	Physics Procedia
Volume	61
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.024
State	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	13th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics, TAUP 2013 - , United States Duration: Sep 8 2013 → Sep 13 2013

Funding

The MiniCLEAN experiment is supported by the LANL LDRD program, the Department of Energy Office of Science, the National Science Foundation, the European Research Council, and the Packard Foundation. We gratefully acknowledge the support and assistance of SNOLAB. Contributions by staff of NIST, an agency of the US Government, are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Funders	Funder number
Department of Energy Office of Science
LANL LDRD
National Science Foundation
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Science and Technology Facilities Council	ST/K001264/1, ST/K002570/1
Science and Technology Facilities Council
European Research Council

Keywords

Dark Matter
Liquid Neon
Liquid argon
Scintillation
Solar neutrinos
WIMP

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Rielage, K., Akashi-Ronquest, M., Bodmer, M., Bourque, R., Buck, B., Butcher, A., Caldwell, T., Chen, Y., Coakley, K., Flores, E., Formaggio, J. A., Gastler, D., Giuliani, F., Gold, M., Grace, E., Griego, J., Guerrero, N., Guiseppe, V., Henning, R., ... Zhang, C. (2015). Update on the MiniCLEAN Dark Matter Experiment. Physics Procedia, 61, 144-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.024

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