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SUMMARY:DEAP/CLEAN-ing Dark Matter: the Search for Direct Detection with L
 iquid Argon - Jocelyn Monroe (Royal Holloway)
DTSTART:20120131T150000Z
DTEND:20120131T160000Z
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CONTACT:John Marshall
DESCRIPTION:The nature of dark matter is one of the fundamental questions 
 in physics today. A number of experiments have recently claimed to detect 
 dark matter interactions\, via both direct and indirect experimental metho
 ds\, although none are yet independently confirmed. The DEAP/CLEAN collabo
 ration is developing a single-phase liquid argon detector\, instrumented w
 ith photomultiplier tubes to observe scintillation light from dark matter 
 scatters in the detector. This design strategy emphasizes scalability to t
 arget masses of order 10 tons or more. This talk will review recent result
 s\, describe the experimental technique and status of DEAP/CLEAN\, and dis
 cuss strategies for conclusively identifying a signal in direct dark matte
 r detection searches.
LOCATION:Rutherford Seminar Room B
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