Speaker
Cosmin Deaconu
(MIT)
Description
The Dark Matter Time Projection Chamber (DMTPC) collaboration is
developing prototype detectors to measure the energies and directions of
nuclear recoils. The intended application is to exploit the expected
directional anisotropy of dark matter in the galactic frame to
unambiguously observe dark matter induced recoils. The detectors consist
of low-pressure CF_4 TPC's with CCD cameras, PMT's, and charge
amplifiers for readout. This talk gives an overview of the experiment
and describes recent advances in hardware and analysis. It also touches
on the collaboration's plans to construct a larger, m^3-scale detector
within the coming year.
Primary author
Cosmin Deaconu
(MIT)
