Lithium-Containing Crystals for Light Dark Matter Search Experiments
Journal article, 2020
In the current direct dark matter search landscape, the leading experiments in the sub-GeV mass region mostly rely on cryogenic techniques which employ crystalline targets. One attractive type of crystals for these experiments is those containing lithium, due to the fact that 7Li is an ideal candidate to study spin-dependent dark matter interactions in the low mass region. Furthermore, 6Li can absorb neutrons, a challenging background for dark matter experiments, through a distinctive signature which allows the monitoring of the neutron flux directly on site. In this work, we show the results obtained with three different detectors based on LiAlO 2, a target crystal never used before in cryogenic experiments.
Lithium
Dark matter
Cryogenic
Spin-dependent
Neutrons
Author
E. Bertoldo
Max Planck Society
A. H. Abdelhameed
Max Planck Society
G. Angloher
Max Planck Society
P. Bauer
Max Planck Society
A. Bento
Max Planck Society
University of Coimbra
R. Breier
Comenius University in Bratislava
C. Bucci
Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
L. Canonica
Max Planck Society
A. D’Addabbo
Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI)
S. Di Lorenzo
Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI)
Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
A. Erb
Technical University of Munich
Walther-Meissner-Institute for Low Temperature Research
F. V. Feilitzsch
Technical University of Munich
N. Ferreiro Iachellini
Max Planck Society
S. Fichtinger
Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften
D. Fuchs
Max Planck Society
A. Fuss
Atominstitut der Osterreichischen Universitaten
Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften
P. Gorla
Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
D. Hauff
Max Planck Society
M. Jes̆kovský
Comenius University in Bratislava
J. Jochum
University of Tübingen
J. Kaizer
Comenius University in Bratislava
A. Kinast
Technical University of Munich
H. Kluck
Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften
Atominstitut der Osterreichischen Universitaten
H. Kraus
University of Oxford
A. Langenkämper
Technical University of Munich
M. Mancuso
Max Planck Society
V. Mokina
Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften
E. Mondragon
Technical University of Munich
M. Olmi
Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI)
T. Ortmann
Technical University of Munich
C. Pagliarone
Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
Universita di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale
V. Palus̆ová
Comenius University in Bratislava
L. Pattavina
Technical University of Munich
Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
F. Petricca
Max Planck Society
W. Potzel
Technical University of Munich
P. Povinec
Comenius University in Bratislava
F. Pröbst
Max Planck Society
F. Reindl
Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften
Atominstitut der Osterreichischen Universitaten
J. Rothe
Max Planck Society
K. Schäffner
Max Planck Society
J. Schieck
Atominstitut der Osterreichischen Universitaten
Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften
V. Schipperges
University of Tübingen
D. Schmiedmayer
Atominstitut der Osterreichischen Universitaten
Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften
S. Schönert
Technical University of Munich
C. Schwertner
Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften
Atominstitut der Osterreichischen Universitaten
M. Stahlberg
Atominstitut der Osterreichischen Universitaten
Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften
L. Stodolsky
Max Planck Society
C. Strandhagen
University of Tübingen
R. Strauss
Technical University of Munich
I. Usherov
University of Tübingen
M. Willers
Technical University of Munich
Vanessa Zema
Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI)
Chalmers, Physics, Subatomic and Plasma Physics
Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
J. Zeman
Comenius University in Bratislava
M. Brützam
Leibniz Institut fur Kristallzuchtung (IKZ)
S. Ganschow
Leibniz Institut fur Kristallzuchtung (IKZ)
Journal of Low Temperature Physics
0022-2291 (ISSN) 1573-7357 (eISSN)
Vol. 199 1-2 510-518Subject Categories
Accelerator Physics and Instrumentation
Subatomic Physics
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
DOI
10.1007/s10909-019-02287-3