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23 April 2024

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CoGeNT: A Search for Low-Mass Dark Matter using p-type Point Contact Germanium Detectors
C.E. Aalseth ; P.S. Barbeau ; J. Colaresi ; J.I. Collar ; J. Diaz Leon ; J.E. Fast ; N.E. Fields ; T.W. Hossbach ; A. Knecht ; M.S. Kos ; M.G. Marino ; H.S. Miley ; M.L. Miller ; J.L. Orrell ; K.M. Yocum ;
Date:	28 Aug 2012
Abstract:	CoGeNT employs p-type point-contact (PPC) germanium detectors to search for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs). By virtue of its low energy threshold and ability to reject surface backgrounds, this type of device allows an emphasis on low-mass dark matter candidates (WIMP mass around 10 GeV/c2). We report on the characteristics of the PPC detector presently taking data at the Soudan Underground Laboratory, elaborating on aspects of shielding, data acquisition, instrumental stability, data analysis, and background estimation. A detailed background model is used to investigate the low energy excess of events previously reported, and to assess the possibility of temporal modulations in the low-energy event rate. We conclude that the technique is ideally suited to search for the annual modulation signature expected from dark matter particle interactions in the region of WIMP mass and coupling favored by the DAMA/LIBRA claim.
Source:	arXiv, 1208.5737
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