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用于暗物质搜索的Micromegas:CAST/IAXO和TREX-DM

Micromegas for dark matter searches: CAST/IAXO & TREX-DM

J. G. Garza, S. Aune, J. F. Castel, S. Cebrián, T. Dafni, E. Ferrer-Ribas, J. Galán, J. A. García, I. Giomataris, F. J. Iguaz, I. G. Irastorza, G. Luzón, H. Mir… 展开作者

J. G. Garza, S. Aune, J. F. Castel, S. Cebrián, T. Dafni, E. Ferrer-Ribas, J. Galán, J. A. García, I. Giomataris, F. J. Iguaz, I. G. Irastorza, G. Luzón, H. Mirallas, T. Papaevangelou, A. Peiró, A. Tomás, T. Vafeiadis

摘要:

目前最引人注目的暗物质候选者是WIMP和轴子。在这项工作中探索的适用性gasesous时间投影室(TPC)与微网格气体结构(Micromegas)的搜索这些粒子。在粒子探测器中,这两种粒子在非常低的能量下都会产生非常低的速率。Micromegas探测器可以提供低背景速率和低能量阈值,这是由于读出的高粒度、放射性纯度和均匀性。小型(几厘米宽)的Micromegas探测器被用来对CERN轴子太阳望远镜(CAST)实验中预期的轴子诱导的x射线信号进行成像。我们展示了在CAST中获得的本底水平和进一步将它们降低到国际轴子天文台(IAXO)所要求的值的前景。我们还介绍了TREX-DM,用于轴子研究的Micromegas的放大版本,但这次致力于低质量WIMP检测。TREX-DM是一种基于Micromegas的高压TPC,旨在容纳数百克轻核(氩或氖),其能量阈值可能在100 eV水平。详细描述了探测器,以及地面调试和表征阶段的结果。此外,TREX-DM的背景模型,以及预期的灵敏度,这可能会超出目前的实验限制。

英文摘要:

The most compelling candidates for Dark Matter to day are WIMPs and axions. The applicability of gasesous Time Projection Chambers (TPCs) with Micromesh Gas Structures (Micromegas) to the search of these particles is explored within this work. Both particles would produce an extremely low rate at very low energies in particle detectors. Micromegas detectors can provide both low background rates and low en- ergy threshold, due to the high granularity, radiopurity and uniformity of the readout. Small (few cm wide) Micromegas detectors are used to image the axion-induced x-ray signal expected in the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST) experiment. We show the background levels obtained in CAST and the prospects to further reduce them to the values required by the Internation Axion Observatory (IAXO). We also present TREX-DM, a scaled-up version of the Micromegas used in axion research, but this time dedicated to the low-mass WIMP detection. TREX-DM is a high-pressure Micromegas-based TPC designed to host a few hundreds of grams of light nuclei (argon or neon) with energy thresholds potentially at the level of 100 eV. The detector is described in detail, as well as the results of the commissioning and characterization phase on surface. Besides, the back- ground model of TREX-DM is presented, along with the anticipated sensitivity of this search, which could go beyond current experimental limits.

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