Low Pressure Negative Ion Drift Chamber for Dark Matter Search
arXiv:astro-ph/9904064 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.61.101301
Abstract
Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) are an attractive candidate for the dark matter thought to make up the bulk of the mass of our universe. We explore here the possibility of using a low pressure negative ion drift chamber to search for WIMPs. The innovation of drifting ions, instead of electrons, allows the design of a detector with exceptional sensitivity to, background rejection from, and signature of WIMPs.
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