Speaker
Vijay Iyer
(National Institute of Science Education and Research)
Description
SuperCDMS SNOLAB will be a second generation experiment aimed at directly detecting low-mass (≤10 GeV/c2) dark matter. By measuring ionization and phonon signals using a combination of cryogenic detectors of two types (HV and iZIP) and two target materials (germanium and silicon) we maximize the low-mass reach. The science reach of the detectors show an improvement of 2-3 orders of magnitude beyond current results from SuperCDMS Soudan in cross section, and an order of magnitude in mass, due to improved detector design and a cleaner experimental site. This poster will discuss the projected sensitivity and current status of the SuperCDMS SNOLAB which is expected to start operation in 2020.
Primary author
Vijay Iyer
(National Institute of Science Education and Research)