Abstract
The PICASSO (Project In Canada to Search for SuperSymetric Object) experiment is searching for cold dark matter (CDM) through the direct detection of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), in particular neutralinos (x) via their spin-dependent interactions with nuclei. The experiment is taking data in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Laboratory at a depth of 2070 m (6000 mwe). PICASSO uses a liquid fluorocarbon, C4F10 as the active material and searches for WIMP interactions on 19F. Measured limits on the spin-dependent x-proton and x-neuh"011 CT0SS sections are presented and compared with results from other experiments. Excluded regions in the plane of the effective x-proton and x-neutron coupling strengths ap and a, are also reported. The next phases of PICASSO are presented. They will involve detectors of larger volume and increased active mass with higher sensitivity in the spin-dependent sector.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Astroparticle, Particle and Space Physics, Detectors and Medical Physics Applications - Proceedings of the 9th Conference |
Publisher | World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd |
Pages | 253-261 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Print) | 9812567984, 9789812567987 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2006 |
Event | International Conference on Advanced Technology and Particle Physics, ICATPP 2005 - Como, Italy Duration: Oct 17 2005 → Oct 21 2005 |
Publication series
Name | Astroparticle, Particle and Space Physics, Detectors and Medical Physics Applications - Proceedings of the 9th Conference |
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Other
Other | International Conference on Advanced Technology and Particle Physics, ICATPP 2005 |
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Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Como |
Period | 10/17/05 → 10/21/05 |