A Search for the Dark Matter Annual Modulation in South Pole Ice

Astrophysical observations and cosmological data have led to the conclusion that nearly one quarter of the Universe consists of dark matter. Under certain assumptions, an observable signature of dark matter is the annual modulation of the rate of dark matter-nucleon interactions taking place in an E...

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Main Authors: Cherwinka, J., Co, R., Cowen, D. F., Grant, D., Halzen, F., Heeger, K. M., Hsu, L., Karle, A., Kudryavtsev, V. A., Maruyama, R., Pettus, W., Robinson, M., Spooner, N. J. C.
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spelling ftdatacite:10.48550/arxiv.1106.1156 2023-05-15T18:21:49+02:00 A Search for the Dark Matter Annual Modulation in South Pole Ice Cherwinka, J. Co, R. Cowen, D. F. Grant, D. Halzen, F. Heeger, K. M. Hsu, L. Karle, A. Kudryavtsev, V. A. Maruyama, R. Pettus, W. Robinson, M. Spooner, N. J. C. 2011 https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1106.1156 https://arxiv.org/abs/1106.1156 unknown arXiv https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2012.03.003 arXiv.org perpetual, non-exclusive license http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/ High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena astro-ph.HE FOS Physical sciences article-journal Article ScholarlyArticle Text 2011 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1106.1156 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2012.03.003 2022-04-01T14:14:51Z Astrophysical observations and cosmological data have led to the conclusion that nearly one quarter of the Universe consists of dark matter. Under certain assumptions, an observable signature of dark matter is the annual modulation of the rate of dark matter-nucleon interactions taking place in an Earth-bound experiment. To search for this effect, we introduce the concept for a new dark matter experiment using NaI scintillation detectors deployed deep in the South Pole ice. This experiment complements dark matter search efforts in the Northern Hemisphere and will investigate the observed annual modulation in the DAMA/LIBRA and DAMA/NaI experiments. The unique location will permit the study of background effects correlated with seasonal variations and the surrounding environment. This paper describes the experimental concept and explores the sensitivity of a 250 kg NaI experiment at the South Pole. : FERMILAB-PUB-11-251-AE Text South pole DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) South Pole
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Cherwinka, J.
Co, R.
Cowen, D. F.
Grant, D.
Halzen, F.
Heeger, K. M.
Hsu, L.
Karle, A.
Kudryavtsev, V. A.
Maruyama, R.
Pettus, W.
Robinson, M.
Spooner, N. J. C.
A Search for the Dark Matter Annual Modulation in South Pole Ice
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description Astrophysical observations and cosmological data have led to the conclusion that nearly one quarter of the Universe consists of dark matter. Under certain assumptions, an observable signature of dark matter is the annual modulation of the rate of dark matter-nucleon interactions taking place in an Earth-bound experiment. To search for this effect, we introduce the concept for a new dark matter experiment using NaI scintillation detectors deployed deep in the South Pole ice. This experiment complements dark matter search efforts in the Northern Hemisphere and will investigate the observed annual modulation in the DAMA/LIBRA and DAMA/NaI experiments. The unique location will permit the study of background effects correlated with seasonal variations and the surrounding environment. This paper describes the experimental concept and explores the sensitivity of a 250 kg NaI experiment at the South Pole. : FERMILAB-PUB-11-251-AE
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author Cherwinka, J.
Co, R.
Cowen, D. F.
Grant, D.
Halzen, F.
Heeger, K. M.
Hsu, L.
Karle, A.
Kudryavtsev, V. A.
Maruyama, R.
Pettus, W.
Robinson, M.
Spooner, N. J. C.
author_facet Cherwinka, J.
Co, R.
Cowen, D. F.
Grant, D.
Halzen, F.
Heeger, K. M.
Hsu, L.
Karle, A.
Kudryavtsev, V. A.
Maruyama, R.
Pettus, W.
Robinson, M.
Spooner, N. J. C.
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title A Search for the Dark Matter Annual Modulation in South Pole Ice
title_short A Search for the Dark Matter Annual Modulation in South Pole Ice
title_full A Search for the Dark Matter Annual Modulation in South Pole Ice
title_fullStr A Search for the Dark Matter Annual Modulation in South Pole Ice
title_full_unstemmed A Search for the Dark Matter Annual Modulation in South Pole Ice
title_sort search for the dark matter annual modulation in south pole ice
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