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physics.ins-det2015★ 27 cited
GEM-based TPC with CCD Imaging for Directional Dark Matter Detection
N. S. Phan, R. J. Lauer, E. R. Lee +3
The world's leading directional dark matter experiments currently all utilize low-pressure gas Time Projection Chamber (TPC) technologies. We discuss some of the challenges for thi…
physics.ins-det2015★ 20 cited
Reducing DRIFT Backgrounds with a Submicron Aluminized-Mylar Cathode
James B. R. Battat, Ed Daw, Alexei Dorofeev +22
Background events in the DRIFT-IId dark matter detector, mimicking potential WIMP signals, are predominantly caused by alpha decays on the central cathode in which the alpha partic…