European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields (Nov 2017)

MOSCAB: a geyser-concept bubble chamber to be used in a dark matter search

  • The MOSCAB Collaboration:,
  • A. Antonicci,
  • M. Ardid,
  • R. Bertoni,
  • G. Bruno,
  • N. Burgio,
  • G. Caruso,
  • D. Cattaneo,
  • F. Chignoli,
  • M. Clemenza,
  • M. Corcione,
  • L. Cretara,
  • D. Cundy,
  • I. Felis,
  • M. Frullini,
  • W. Fulgione,
  • G. Lucchini,
  • L. Manara,
  • M. Maspero,
  • R. Mazza,
  • A. Papagni,
  • M. Perego,
  • R. Podviyanuk,
  • A. Pullia,
  • A. Quintino,
  • N. Redaelli,
  • E. Ricci,
  • A. Santagata,
  • D. Sorrenti,
  • L. Zanotti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-5313-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 77, no. 11
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Abstract The MOSCAB experiment (Materia OSCura A Bolle) uses the “geyser technique”, a variant of the superheated liquid technique of extreme simplicity. Operating principles of the new dark matter detector and technical solutions of the device are reported in detail. First results obtained in a series of test runs taken in laboratory demonstrate that we have successfully built and tested a geyser-concept bubble chamber that can be used in particle physics, especially in dark matter searches, and that we are ready to move underground for extensive data taking.