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astro-ph2008★ 71 cited

Intrinsic properties of a complete sample of HETE-2 gamma-ray bursts. A measure of the GRB rate in the Local Universe

A. Pélangeon, J. -L. Atteia, Y. E. Nakagawa +32

Aims: Taking advantage of the forthcoming Catalog of the HETE-2 mission, the aim of this paper is to evaluate the main properties of HETE-2 GRBs - the E_peak, the T_90 and the E_is…

astro-ph2008

The DMTPC detector

G. Sciolla, J. Battat, T. Caldwell +21

Directional detection of Dark Matter allows for unambiguous direct detection of WIMPs as well as discrimination between various Dark Matter models in our galaxy. The DMTPC detector…

physics.ins-det2008★ 1 cited

DMTPC-10L: Direction-Sensitive Dark Matter Detector Prototype

D. Dujmic, P. Fisher, R. Lanza +13

The known direction of motion of dark matter particles relative to the Earth may be a key for their unambiguous identification even in the presence of backgrounds. We describe a pr…

astro-ph2008

DMTPC: a new apparatus for directional detection of Dark Matter

G. Sciolla, A. Lee, J. Battat +21

Directional detection of Dark Matter allows for unambiguous direct detection of WIMPs as well as discrimination between various Dark Matter models in our galaxy. The DMTPC detector…

astro-ph2008★ 4 cited

Toward directional detection of Dark Matter with the DM-TPC detector

G. Sciolla, S. Ahlen, D. Dujmic +13

Directional detection can provide unambiguous observation of Dark Matter interactions even in presence of insidious backgrounds. The DM-TPC collaboration is developing a detector w…

astro-ph2008★ 2 cited

DM-TPC: a new approach to directional detection of Dark Matter

G. Sciolla, S. Ahlen, D. Dujmic +13

Directional detection can provide unambiguous observation of Dark Matter interactions even in presence of insidious backgrounds. The DM-TPC collaboration is developing a detector w…

astro-ph2008★ 34 cited

Charge amplification concepts for direction-sensitive dark matter detectors

D. Dujmic, P. Fisher, G. Sciolla +13

Direction measurement of weakly interacting massive particles in time-projection chambers can provide definite evidence of their existence and help to determine their properties. T…

physics.ins-det2008★ 44 cited

A Measurement of Photon Production in Electron Avalanches in CF4

A. Kaboth, J. Monroe, S. Ahlen +13

This paper presents a measurement of the ratio of photon to electron production and the scintillation spectrum in a popular gas for time pro jection chambers, carbon tetrafluoride…

astro-ph2008★ 17 cited

Multiple Component Analysis of Time Resolved Spectra of GRB041006: A Clue to the Nature of Underlying Soft Component of GRBs

Yuji Shirasaki, Atsumasa Yoshida, Nobuyuki Kawai +30

GRB 041006 was detected by HETE-2 at 12:18:08 UT on 06 October 2004. This GRB displays a soft X-ray emission, a precursor before the onset of the main event, and also a soft X-ray…

astro-ph2008★ 4 cited

Improved measurement of the head-tail effect in nuclear recoils

D. Dujmic, S. Ahlen, P. Fisher +13

We present new results with a prototype detector that is being developed by the DMTPC collaboration for the measurement of the direction tag (head-tail) of dark matter wind. We use…