First measurement of the head-tail directional nuclear recoil signature at energies relevant to WIMP dark matter searches

S. Burgos; E. Daw; J. Forbes; C. Ghag; M. Gold; C. Hagemann; V. A. Kudryavtsev; T. B. Lawson; D. Loomba; P. Majewski; D. Muna; A. St J. Murphy; G. G. Nicklin; S. M. Paling; A. Petkov; S. J.S. Plank; M. Robinson; N. Sanghi; D. P. Snowden-Ifft; N. J.C. Spooner; J. Turk; E. Tziaferi

doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.02.003

First measurement of the head-tail directional nuclear recoil signature at energies relevant to WIMP dark matter searches

S. Burgos
, E. Daw
, J. Forbes
, C. Ghag
, M. Gold
, C. Hagemann
, V. A. Kudryavtsev
, T. B. Lawson
, D. Loomba
, P. Majewski
, D. Muna
, A. St J. Murphy
, G. G. Nicklin
, S. M. Paling
, A. Petkov
, S. J.S. Plank
, M. Robinson
, N. Sanghi
, D. P. Snowden-Ifft
, N. J.C. Spooner

J. Turk, E. Tziaferi

Occidental College
University of Sheffield
University of Edinburgh
University of New Mexico

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Abstract

We present first evidence for the so-called head-tail directional signature of neutron-induced nuclear recoil tracks at energies down to 1.5 keV/amu using the DRIFT-IIc dark matter detector. This regime is appropriate for recoils induced by Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMPs) but one where the differential ionization is poorly understood. We show that the distribution of recoil energies and directions induced here by ²⁵²Cf neutrons matches well that expected from massive WIMPs. The results open a powerful new means of searching for a galactic signature from WIMPs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	261-266
Number of pages	6
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	31
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.02.003
Publication status	Published - May 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Boulby
DRIFT
Dark matter
Directionality
Negative ion TPC
Neutralino
WIMPs

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Burgos, S., Daw, E., Forbes, J., Ghag, C., Gold, M., Hagemann, C., Kudryavtsev, V. A., Lawson, T. B., Loomba, D., Majewski, P., Muna, D., Murphy, A. S. J., Nicklin, G. G., Paling, S. M., Petkov, A., Plank, S. J. S., Robinson, M., Sanghi, N., Snowden-Ifft, D. P., ... Tziaferi, E. (2009). First measurement of the head-tail directional nuclear recoil signature at energies relevant to WIMP dark matter searches. Astroparticle Physics, 31(4), 261-266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.02.003

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