Physics in Canada / La Physique au Canada - 2010 (66.3)

Test Facility for SuperCDMS Dark Matter Detectors at Queen's University

Author(s)
Joseph Fox
Shuo Liu
Carlos Martinez
Wolfgang Rau
Institution
Queen's University
Queen's University
Queen's University
Queen's University

SuperCDMS searches for direct interactions of Dark Matter particles whose existence is inferred from astronomical and cosmological observations. At Queen's we have built and commissioned a SuperCDMS test facility based on a dry dilution refrigerator for detector characterization and development