2016 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2016

Status of the DAMIC Dark Matter Experiment

16 Jun 2016, 09:15

15m

Colonel By D207 (University of Ottawa)

Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant) Particle Physics / Physique des particules (PPD) R1-7 Cosmic Frontier: Dark Matter V (PPD) / Frontière cosmique: matière sombre V (PPD)

Speaker

Dr Ian Lawson (SNOLAB)

Description

The DAMIC detector, currently taking data at SNOLAB, is a Dark Matter search experiment that employs scientific grade CCDs made of silicon as target material. The low readout noise of the CCDs yield to a ionization energy threshold below 60 eVee and provides optimal sensitivity for low mass WIMPs (< 20 GeV). The pixelization (15 microns) and superb energy resolution of the detectors allow for unique background rejection and identification techniques. We present here an overview of the DAMIC experiment together with a summary of the latest results produced using data acquired at SNOLAB since its installation in December 2012. We also discuss the commissioning schedule and reach of DAMIC100, a 100 g silicon target detector currently being installed at SNOLAB.

Presentation materials

cap_2016-Ian_Lawson.pdf