Speaker
Ken Clark
(SNOLAB)
Description
The PICO collaboration uses bubble chambers to search for dark matter with results leading the world in sensitivity to the direct detection of WIMPs with spin-dependent coupling to protons. PICO recently operated a 32 litre bubble chamber (PICO-60) at the SNOLAB underground laboratory and currently has a 40 litre detector under construction. This new device (PICO-40L) will demonstrate the viability of the new design and prove the viability of scaling up to the next ton-scale experiment (PICO-500). A discussion of the technology, recent results, and future plans will be presented.
