Title of article
Direct detection of Dark Matter particles
Author/Authors
Bernabei، نويسنده , , R. and Belli، نويسنده , , P. and Cappella، نويسنده , , F. and Cerulli، نويسنده , , R. M. Angelo، نويسنده , , A. and Dai، نويسنده , , C.J. and He، نويسنده , , H.L. and Incicchitti، نويسنده , , A. and Kuang، نويسنده , , H.H. and Ma، نويسنده , , X.H. and Montecchia، نويسنده , , F. and Nozzoli، نويسنده , , F. and Prosperi، نويسنده , , D. C. Sheng، نويسنده , , X.D. and Ye، نويسنده , , Z.P.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2011
Pages
6
From page
279
To page
284
Abstract
Arguments on the investigation of the Dark Matter particles in the galactic halo are addressed. Recent results obtained by the DAMA/LIBRA set-up—exploiting the model independent annual modulation signature for Dark Matter (DM) particles—are shortly summarized. In fact, the DAMA project is an observatory for rare processes and it is operative deep underground at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory of the INFN. Its main apparatus is at present the DAMA/LIBRA set-up, whose sensitive volume is made of ≃ 250 kg highly radiopure NaI(Tl) detectors. The first DAMA/LIBRA results confirm the evidence for the presence of DM particles in the galactic halo as pointed out by the former DAMA/NaI set-up; cumulatively the data support such evidence at 8.2 σ CL and satisfy all the many peculiarities of the DM annual modulation signature. Future perspectives are briefly addressed.
Keywords
Scintillation detectors , Dark matter , Underground physics
Journal title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
Serial Year
2011
Journal title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
Record number
2207968
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