SABRE and the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory: Dark Matter Research at the Australian National University
arXiv:2008.01373 · doi:10.1051/epjconf/202023201002
Abstract
The direct detection of dark matter is a key problem in astroparticle physics that generally requires the use of deep-underground laboratories for a low-background environment where the rare signals from dark matter interactions can be observed. This work reports on the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory - currently under construction and the first such laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere - and the associated research program. A particular focus will be given to ANU's contribution to SABRE, a NaI:Tl dark matter direct detection experiment that aims to confirm or refute the long-standing DAMA result. Preliminary measurements of the NaI:Tl quenching factor and characterisation of the SABRE liquid scintillator veto are reported.
arXiv commentPresented at the 2019 Heavy Ion Accelerator Symposium
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