Directional dark matter WIMP searches in carbon nanotube arrays

by Antonio Davide Polosa (ROMA1), Gianluca Cavoto (ROMA1)

Wednesday 4 May 2016, 11:00 → 12:00 Europe/Rome

2G26 (Monte S.Angelo)

Large arrays of aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) could be used as target material for directional detection of weakly interacting dark matter particles (WIMPs). Specifically, if a WIMP scatters on the surface of a CNT, a carbon ion might be ejected and propagate through multiple collisions in the CNT lattice. If the ion initial energy is large enough, to compensate energy losses along its path, and its direction sufficiently aligned with the CNT axis, the ion might reach the CNT upper end. There, it might be detected and provide informations on the galactic WIMP wind direction.

Slides Cerndm.pdf DCANT_Napoli_May2016.pdf