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OPERATION AND CALIBRATION OF LARGE-MASS DROPLET DETECTORS FOR PICASSO
https://doi.org/10.1142/9789812776464_0013Cited by:1 (Source: Crossref)
Abstract:
The PICASSO cold dark matter (CDM) detector is based on the phase transition produced by nuclear recoils in room temperature superheated liquids, induced by CDM particles, such as neutralinos predicted by supersymmetric models. Large-mass superheated droplet detectors have been built for the first time. We review their properties and operation. Simulations performed to understand the detector response are presented, briefly. Signal definition and analysis are described together with possible sources of acoustic background, with their frequency signatures, and eventual elimination. The PICASSO innovative droplet detectors for CDM search will allow the quantitative study of one of the main questions of modern physics.
