CRESST: First results with the phonon-light technique

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We present first significant limits on WIMP dark matter by the phonon-light technique, where combined phonon and light signals from a scintillating cryogenic detector are used to suppress the non-nuclear recoil background. The performance of the detectors developed for the second phase of the CRESST experiment will be discussed and data collected with two prototype modules in a short run, corresponding to a net exposure of 20.5 kg days, will be presented. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Authors: Petricca, F; Angloher, G; Bucci, C; Christ, P; Cozzini, C

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS and METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
• Volume: 559
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 375-377
• Publication date: 2006-04-15
• Event title: 11th International Workshop on Low-Temperature Detectors
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.12.014
• ISSN: 0168-9002
• Keywords: dark matter; low-temperature detectors; WIMPs