WARP: A double phase Argon programme for Dark Matter detection

  • E. Calligarich
  • , M. Cambiaghi
  • , C. De Vecchi
  • , R. Dolfini
  • , L. Grandi
  • , A. Menegolli
  • , C. Montanari
  • , M. Prata
  • , A. Rappoldi
  • , G. L. Raselli
  • , M. Roncadelli
  • , M. Rossella
  • , C. Rubbia
  • , C. Vignoli
  • , F. Carbonara
  • , Alfredo G. Cocco
  • , A. Ereditato
  • , G. Fiorillo
  • , G. Mangano
  • , R. Santorelli
  • F. Cavanna, N. Ferrari, O. Palamara, C. Galbiati, A. Szelc

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Abstract

The WARP (WIMP Argon Programme) experiment aims to the detection of WIMP elastic scattering interactions occurring in a target of liquid Argon. The simultaneous detection of prompt scintillation light in liquid Argon and delayed signals coming form the extraction of ionization electrons in the gas phase provides a clean identification of recoil events in the range 10 100 keV. The 100 liter detector under construction at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (Italy) will be able to achieve a sensitivity of few 10 8 pbarn. In the same underground site a 2.3 liter prototype has been operated for one year collecting more than 5 106 events. Based on this data, results on the amount of 39Ar isotope in commercial liquid Argon together with a study on the background rejection power achievable by the event selection technique is reported.

Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalProceedings of Science
Volume21
StatePublished - 2005
Event2005 International Europhysics Conference on High Energy Physics, HEP 2005 - Lisboa, Portugal
Duration: Jul 21 2005Jul 27 2005

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General

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