Dark matter detection capabilities of a large multipurpose Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber

Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers are planned to comprise a central role in the future of the U.S. High Energy Physics neutrino program. In particular, this detector technology will form the basis for the 40 kton Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) . In this paper we take as a starting p...

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Published in:Journal of instrumentation 2020-09, Vol.15 (9), p.P09026-P09026
Main Authors: Church, E., Jackson, C.M., Saldanha, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Argon
axions
Dark matter
dark matter detectors
Modules
neutrino detectors
Neutrinos
OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
Radiation counters
Radioactivity
Weakly interacting massive particles
WIMPs
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Summary:Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers are planned to comprise a central role in the future of the U.S. High Energy Physics neutrino program. In particular, this detector technology will form the basis for the 40 kton Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) . In this paper we take as a starting point the dual phase far detector design proposed by the DUNE experiment and ask what changes are necessary to allow one of the four 10 kt modules to be sensitive to heavy Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP) dark matter. We show that with control over backgrounds and the use of low radioactivity argon, which may be commercially available on that timescale, along with a significant increase in light detection, one DUNE-like module gives a competitive WIMP detection sensitivity, particularly above a dark matter mass of 100 GeV.
ISSN:1748-0221
1748-0221
DOI:10.1088/1748-0221/15/09/P09026