Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-9-2018
Publisher
American Physical Society
Abstract
We report the result of a blinded search for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) using the majority of the SuperCDMS Soudan dataset. With an exposure of 1690 kg days, a single candidate event is observed, consistent with expected backgrounds. This analysis (combined with previous Ge results) sets an upper limit on the spin-independent WIMP--nucleon cross section of 1.4×10−44 (1.0×10−44) cm2 at 46 GeV/c2. These results set the strongest limits for WIMP--germanium-nucleus interactions for masses >12 GeV/c2.
Recommended Citation
SuperCDMS Collaboration, Agnese, R., Aramaki, T., Arnquist, I. J., Baker, W., Balakishiyeva, D., Banik, S., Barker, D., Basu Thakur, R., Bauer, D. A., Binder, T., Bowles, M. A., Brink, P. L., Bunker, R., Cabrera, B., Caldwell, D. O., Calkins, R., Cartaro, C., Cerdeño, D. G., … Zhao, X. (2018). Results from the Super Cryogenic Dark Matter Search Experiment at Soudan. Physical Review Letters, 120(6), 061802. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.061802
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