Title of article
NaI dark matter limits and the NAIAD array – a detector with improved sensitivity to WIMPs using unencapsulated NaI
Author/Authors
N.J.C. Spooner، نويسنده , , V.A Kudryavtsev، نويسنده , , C.D. Peak، نويسنده , , P.K Lightfoot، نويسنده , , T.B Lawson، نويسنده , , M.J Lehner، نويسنده , , J.E. McMillan، نويسنده , , J.W. Roberts، نويسنده , , D.R. Tovey، نويسنده , , N.J.T. Smith، نويسنده , , P.F. Smith، نويسنده , , J.D. Lewin، نويسنده , , G.J. Homer، نويسنده , , G.J. Alner، نويسنده , , T.J. Sumner، نويسنده , , A. Bewick، نويسنده , , W.G. Jones، نويسنده , , J.J. Quenby، نويسنده , , I. Liubarsky، نويسنده , , J.C. Barton، نويسنده , , et al.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2000
Pages
7
From page
330
To page
336
Abstract
Re-analysis of published data from the UKDMC NaI(Tl) dark matter experiment is presented using latest spin factors and comparison is made with the sensitivity predicted for NAIAD, a 100 kg NaI detector concept based on unencapsulated NaI(Tl). We present experimental results and Monte Carlo simulations for NAIAD and show that a factor of 1.5–2 improvement in energy threshold is achievable over conventional NaI dark matter detectors with consequent ∼50% improvement in nuclear recoil discrimination at 10 keV. An overall improvement in sensitivity to spin dependent WIMP interactions of factor 50, based on 100 kg×yrs of data, is predicted relative to previous UKDMC limits.
Journal title
PHYSICS LETTERS B
Serial Year
2000
Journal title
PHYSICS LETTERS B
Record number
912455
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