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astro-ph1997★ 11 cited
Probing the structure of the cold dark matter halo with ancient mica
Edward A. Baltz, Andrew J. Westphal, Daniel P. Snowden-Ifft
Mica can store (for >1 Gy) etchable tracks caused by atoms recoiling from WIMPs. Ancient mica is a directional detector despite the complex motions it makes with respect to the WIM…
astro-ph1997★ 18 cited
Unique Signature of Dark Matter in Ancient Mica
Daniel P. Snowden-Ifft, Andrew J. Westphal
Mica can store (for >1 Gy) etchable tracks caused by atoms recoiling from WIMPs. Because a background from fission neutrons will eventually limit this technique, a unique signature…