N. Spooner - Galactic Signatures and Directional Detection of Particle Dark Matter - The CYGNUS Project and Probing below the Neutrino Floor

by Neil Spooner (University of Sheffield)

Wednesday 5 Apr 2017, 10:00 → 11:00 Europe/Rome

Majorana room (LNGS)

I'll briefly review the arguments for and status of particle dark matter searches and then focus on the possibility of looking for a definitive galactic signature. There have been several hints for WIMP dark matter over the years. There are new efforts to study this, for instance DM-ICE at the South Pole. I'll describe the efforts and latest results then focus on prospects for a directional signal using gas Time Projection Chamber technology including the new CYGNUS global collaboration aiming to deploy targets at multiple latitudes deep underground.
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Neil Spooner
University of Sheffield
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/physics/contacts/neil-spooner

Poster LNGS_Seminar2017_Spooner.pdf

Slides SpoonerLNGS2017.pdf