EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2015)
PICASSO, COUPP and PICO - search for dark matter with bubble chambers
- Amole C.,
- Ardid M.,
- Asner D. M.,
- Baxter D.,
- Behnke E.,
- Bhattacharjee P.,
- Borsodi H.,
- Bou-Cabo M.,
- Brice S. J.,
- Broemmelsiek D.,
- Clark K.,
- Collar J. I.,
- Cooper P. S.,
- Crisler M.,
- Dahl C. E.,
- Das M.,
- Debris F.,
- Dhungana N.,
- Farine J.,
- Felis I.,
- Filgas R.,
- Fines-Neuschild M.,
- Girard F.,
- Giroux G.,
- Hai M.,
- Hall J.,
- Harris O.,
- Jackson C. M.,
- Jin M.,
- Krauss C.,
- Lafrenière M.,
- Laurin M.,
- Lawson I.,
- Levine I.,
- Lippincott W. H.,
- Mann E.,
- Martin J. P.,
- Maurya D.,
- Mitra P.,
- Neilson R.,
- Noble A. J.,
- Plante A.,
- Podviyanuk R.,
- Priya S.,
- Robinson A. E.,
- Ruschman M.,
- Scallon O.,
- Seth S.,
- Sonnenschein A.,
- Starinski N.,
- Štekl I.,
- Vázquez-Jáuregui E.,
- Wells J.,
- Wichoski U.,
- Zacek V.,
- Zhang J.
Affiliations
- Amole C.
- Department of Physics, Queen’s University
- Ardid M.
- Universitat Politècnica de València, IGIC
- Asner D. M.
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Baxter D.
- Department of Physics, Northwestern University
- Behnke E.
- Department of Physics, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend
- Bhattacharjee P.
- Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
- Borsodi H.
- Department of Physics, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend
- Bou-Cabo M.
- Universitat Politècnica de València, IGIC
- Brice S. J.
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- Broemmelsiek D.
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- Clark K.
- Department of Physics, University of Toronto
- Collar J. I.
- Enrico Fermi Institute, KICP and Department of Physics, University of Chicago
- Cooper P. S.
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- Crisler M.
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- Dahl C. E.
- Department of Physics, Northwestern University
- Das M.
- Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
- Debris F.
- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal
- Dhungana N.
- Department of Physics, Laurentian University
- Farine J.
- Department of Physics, Laurentian University
- Felis I.
- Universitat Politècnica de València, IGIC
- Filgas R.
- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague
- Fines-Neuschild M.
- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal
- Girard F.
- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal
- Giroux G.
- Department of Physics, Queen’s University
- Hai M.
- Enrico Fermi Institute, KICP and Department of Physics, University of Chicago
- Hall J.
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Harris O.
- Department of Physics, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend
- Jackson C. M.
- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal
- Jin M.
- Department of Physics, Northwestern University
- Krauss C.
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta
- Lafrenière M.
- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal
- Laurin M.
- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal
- Lawson I.
- Levine I.
- Department of Physics, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend
- Lippincott W. H.
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- Mann E.
- Department of Physics, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend
- Martin J. P.
- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal
- Maurya D.
- Center for Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Virginia Tech
- Mitra P.
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta
- Neilson R.
- Noble A. J.
- Department of Physics, Queen’s University
- Plante A.
- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal
- Podviyanuk R.
- Department of Physics, Laurentian University
- Priya S.
- Center for Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Virginia Tech
- Robinson A. E.
- Enrico Fermi Institute, KICP and Department of Physics, University of Chicago
- Ruschman M.
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- Scallon O.
- Seth S.
- Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
- Sonnenschein A.
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- Starinski N.
- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal
- Štekl I.
- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague
- Vázquez-Jáuregui E.
- Wells J.
- Department of Physics, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend
- Wichoski U.
- Department of Physics, Laurentian University
- Zacek V.
- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal
- Zhang J.
- Department of Physics, Northwestern University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20149504020
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 95
p. 04020
Abstract
The PICASSO and COUPP collaborations use superheated liquid detectors to search for cold dark matter through the direct detection of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs). These experiments, located in the underground laboratory of SNOLAB, Canada, detect phase transitions triggered by nuclear recoils in the keV range induced by interactions with WIMPs. We present details of the construction and operation of these detectors as well as the results, obtained by several years of observations. We also introduce PICO, a joint effort of the two collaborations to build a second generation ton-scale bubble chamber with 250 liters of active liquid.
